Police arrested a 45-year-old fugitive resident of ward 4 of Kepilashgadhi Municipality and sent him to jail on Thursday. 

The man, convicted of raping a woman, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Okhaldhunga High Court, Biratnagar, on January 6, 2022. 

According to Inspector Benu Karki, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Khotang, after the court verdict, the man on the run was arrested on Thursday. 

He was presented in the court the same day and sent to prison on Thursday evening, said Karki.