Monday, September 19, 2005

Vehicle looters arrested

Biratnagar, Sept 19 - Police Monday arrested the lead robber involved in looting 21 vehicles at JiriKhimti Jungle along the Mahendra Highway in Morang district a few days ago.
Bhim Magar, 27, of Yuva VDC-3 in Therathum district was apprehended with stolen goods and homemade weapons used during the looting.
Seven other people including six Bhutanese refugees who were also involved in the robbery are still at large, according to the police.
Magar confessed that they overpowered 21 vehicles, including 10 passenger buses, seven micro buses and four Indian trucks and looted property worth four hundred thousand rupees on Friday night.

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