Police have arrested Bishnu Chaudhary Tharu, a fugitive convicted in a rape case and sentenced to 18 years in prison, in Mayadevi Rural Municipality-8 of Rupandehi after he fled during the Gen Z protests. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ripendra Kumar Singh, information officer at the Kapilvastu District Police Office, confirmed the arrest. Chaudhary is a resident of Bhavpur in Banganga Municipality-10, Kapilvastu.
Arrest in Rupandehi
Police located and arrested Chaudhary in Mayadevi Rural Municipality-8, in Rupandehi, according to Singh. The arrest brought to an end his period on the run after he escaped during the Gen Z protests. Authorities identified him as a person sentenced to 18 years in prison for a rape case.
The arrest took place outside his home district. Chaudhary is from Banganga Municipality-10 in Kapilvastu, while police found him in Mayadevi Rural Municipality-8 in Rupandehi. The information about his arrest was provided by an officer at the Kapilvastu District Police Office.
The details released about the arrest identify Chaudhary, his home address, the location where he was found and the sentence imposed in the rape case. The account does not give further information about the circumstances of his escape, how long he had been at large or the specific operation that led to his arrest.
Conviction and escape
Chaudhary had been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with a rape case. He fled during the Gen Z protests, according to police. His status as a fugitive convict and the prison term attached to the case were central details in the police account of his arrest.
The protests are the stated context for his escape. No additional details were provided about when or where he fled, or about the circumstances surrounding the sentence. Police information also did not specify what steps will follow his arrest or when he will be returned to custody to serve the prison term.
The case connects two districts: Kapilvastu, where Chaudhary resides, and Rupandehi, where police arrested him. Singh’s confirmation establishes the arrest location and identifies the fugitive as the person sentenced to 18 years in the rape case. Further details about the arrest or subsequent legal and custodial procedures were not included in the information released.
