INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: One of the perpetrators involved in the recent incidents of attack on women with sharp objects, in the capital city, has landed
in the police net.
Santosh Karki (30) was arrested from Maharajgunj yesterday around 10:30 pm, confirmed Chief at the Metropolitan Police
Range, Teku, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Uttam Subedi
Karki is currently kept under police custody at the Police Range in Teku.
Central Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General of Police
(DIGP) Bishwaraj Pokharel, informed that Karki has confessed to the crime stating that the attacks were carried out with nails and not with
He added that investigation will be carried out to verify this.
Meanwhile, police are carrying out a press meet this afternoon to make
further details regarding the arrest public.
The recent attacks have created much panic among Kathmandu denizens, especially women
Motorcycle-borne gangs have been targeting women, mainly pedestrians, indiscriminately in the evening, fleeing the scene after pricking the
victims with a pointed metal.
The first incident of such an attack was reported in Swayambhu in mid-April
At least eight women have been allegedly attacked since
Most of the victims were targeted in Swayambhu and Thamel areas
According to Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, as many as eight women visited the health facility for counselling and
treatment of prick wounds
It said their health was normal but tests have been carried out to ensure this.
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