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Nepal Dacoit Kingpin Nabbed After Decades-Long Crime Spree
9 May
Summary
- Notorious Nepal dacoit wanted since 1998 captured by Bihar police.
- Accused involved in multiple dacoities across Bihar and Nepal.
- Police recovered two stolen motorcycles from the arrested suspects.
Bihar police have apprehended three individuals, including two Nepalese nationals, for their involvement in a recent dacoity in Vaishali district. The arrests were made in Sheohar district following the April 21 incident where armed dacoits looted valuables worth lakhs from a gold trader's house in Mahnar police station area.
Central to the operation is the capture of Jairam Paswan, a notorious dacoit with a long history of crime in Nepal and Bihar. Paswan has been wanted by Bihar police since 1998 for a dacoity in Madhubani, after which he fled to Malaysia. He is believed to have intermittently returned to Bihar for criminal activities, with 24 cases registered against him.
Also arrested were Bhola Shah, an alleged bomb-making expert with over 11 dacoity cases in Bihar, and Rajiv Singh from Sheohar, who faces two dacoity charges. Police recovered two stolen motorcycles, but the looted valuables are yet to be found. The investigation suggests the conspiracy was hatched in Bettiah, involving criminals from both Bihar and Nepal.
Authorities stated that Idris Nat, suspected to be the gang's mastermind, remains at large, along with other associates. The arrested individuals were reportedly preparing for another crime when police raided their hideout. An FIR has been registered, and raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining gang members.
