Lekhraj KC, 33, of Banglachuli Rural Municipality-4, Kavre, the main accused involved in the serial shooting incident in Lamahi, escaped from Tulsipur Jail on Bhadra 10.
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Police on Friday arrested the main accused involved in two separate shooting incidents in Lamahi.
Lekhraj KC, 33, of Banglachuli Rural Municipality-4, Kavre, who had escaped from Tulsipur Prison on Bhadra 24, was found by the police hiding in the forest of Maruni Khola, Rajpur Rural Municipality-1 on Friday morning.
On Mangsir 20, KC had opened fire at Juntara Gold and Silver Shop in Lamahi Municipality-5 to rob gold. 18-year-old Deepak Sunar, an employee of the shop, was injured in the incident. Police recovered a bullet casing, a black bag, a helmet and a blue Honda motorcycle with the number Ra 1 Pa 2649 from the scene. Based on CCTV and eyewitness accounts, the police intensified the search for the accused.
A week after the first incident, on Mangsir 27, another shooting took place at the Royal Palace Hotel in Lamahi-5. 18-year-old Dilliraj Subedi, also known as Sisan, was slightly injured in the incident. During the investigation, it was revealed that KC had been hiding in the same hotel for a few days. The police have recovered from the hotel an Eleven Y pistol (1) with a magazine, four rounds, a bullet case and a white windbreaker, glasses and a monkey cap used in the incident.
It has been revealed that the arrested KC is a former criminal. In 2076 BS, he was serving his sentence in Tulsipur Jail after being sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of Rs 500,000 by the Rukum District Court in a drug (opium) case.
He managed to escape from prison on Bhadra 24, taking advantage of the Gen-G movement in the prison. Within a few months of escaping from prison, he carried out a series of shootings in Lamahi.
According to SP Deepak Shrestha, Chief of the District Police Office, Dang, the arrested KC was remanded for 8 days by the Dang District Court on Friday and the investigation was continued. He informed that further action will be taken against him in the cases of dereliction of duty, possession of weapons and escaping from prison.
