Siraha Police Arrest Fugitive Accused in 43-Year-Old Murder Case

Janakpurdham. A fugitive accused in a murder case, hiding in the guise of a Sadhu Baba (priest), has been arrested after 43 years in Siraha.

According to the District Police Office Siraha, the arrested person is 80-year-old Thakai Yadav of Kharukhyahi, Lahanpur Patari Rural Municipality-5. According to the police, Yadav and 10 other accused jointly surrounded and beat Rajindra Yadav, a resident of Kharukhyahi Village-4, and murdered him on April 1, 2041 (Bikram Sambat) during the Baishakhe Mela festival over a dispute regarding offering a goat at the temple.