Police arrested 98 people in Kathmandu Valley during a sweep operation intended to prevent and control crime, with the operation running from October 12 until 6 am on October 13, according to the District Police Range, Kathmandu. Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Thapa, the range’s spokesperson, said police teams conducted the operation in various areas of Kathmandu.
Operation runs overnight across Kathmandu
The sweep began on October 12 and continued through the night, ending at 6 am the following morning. Police described the effort as an operation to prevent and control crime. The District Police Range’s account, as reported by Khabarhub, MyRepublica and Onlinekhabar, places the operation across various parts of Kathmandu.
The information provided does not identify the specific neighbourhoods or explain how police selected locations for the sweep. It also does not detail what conduct led to each arrest. The stated purpose was crime prevention and control, but no further operational objectives or details about the police deployment were provided.
Arrest figures and details released
Police reported a total of 98 arrests. The breakdown provided lists 76 men and 11 women. Those figures add up to 87, leaving 11 arrests outside the gender figures stated in the available account; no additional category or explanation was provided. The total arrest figure and the reported breakdown are presented separately here because the available information does not clarify the difference.
SP Thapa spoke in his capacity as spokesperson for the Kathmandu District Police Range and confirmed that the sweep took place in various areas of Kathmandu. The information released does not specify whether those arrested were taken into custody for particular alleged offences, whether any were later released, or whether charges were filed. It also does not give details about the identities or ages of the people arrested.
Police account
The operation’s reported timeframe - from October 12 through 6 am on October 13 - indicates that it continued overnight. Police framed the activity as a preventive and crime-control measure. Beyond the arrest total, the gender figures and the broad description of its locations, the account does not provide further details about the operation’s results.
The District Police Range has not, in the information cited in the reports, outlined any subsequent legal steps involving the 98 people or given a more detailed breakdown of the arrests. The arrest figures therefore provide a count of those detained during the sweep, while the circumstances surrounding individual cases remain unspecified in the available reporting.
