Sankhuwasabha police took to social media site Facebook to arrest a fugitive on the run for a year.

Ram Bahadur Rai of Makalu rural municipality in Sankhuwasabha district was on the run after murdering Subash Tamang of Salpacilicho rural municipality in Bhojpur district on August 27, 2016.

Police were tipped off about Rai using a fake account on Facebook and began tracking it. DSP Santosh Khadka said they found the fake account was being logged in from Pokhara and send a team which arrested him.

Follownig the murder, Rai had escaped to Haryana, India, and returned to Pokhara after some months. He had been working at a hotel in the lake city for the past six months.

Arrested Rai was paraded before media on Monday. Police said they will file a murder case against him.