A Nepali murder convict has been extradited from Saudi Arabia, eighteen years after the crime took place.

The convict, Narayan Adhikari, who has been using pseudo names Narayan Bahadur and Jiwan Bahadur, was on the run after the Kaski District Court convicted him in the murder of Shiva Raj Thapa Suyal, a resident of Siddha VDC-7 in Kaski, on October 1, 1998.

Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police coordinated with Interpol to extradite Adhikari from Saudi Arabia. According to police, the murder took place after Adhikari’s wife had complained that Thapa groped her while she was collecting fodder.

Adhikari, a former Nepal Army personnel based in Singhanath battalion, Jhapa, met with Thapa on the morning of November 1 and stabbed him to death following a bitter altercation.

Adhikari, who was later kept in detention by Nepal Army, fled the custody on March 10, 2000. He then changed his name to Jiwan Bahadur Adhikari and acquired another citizenship from District Administration Office, Kaski, and obtained a passport on the fake name. He then went to Saudi Arabia for foreign employment on May 25, 2013.    

Senior Superintendent of Police Sher Bahadur Basnet of the CIB said a red corner notice was issued against Adhikari on June 6 last year and was subsequently arrested by Saudi Police.

Adhikari was presented before the Kathmandu District Court on Sunday and has been sent to Central Jail, Sundhara.

Published on: 13 February 2017 | The Kathmandu Post