Fraud and banking offence suspect Rameshwar Parajuli arrested in Kathmandu after fleeing police office

Kathmandu, September 18, 2026 — Police have arrested Rameshwar Parajuli, a suspect facing nearly a dozen cases related to fraud and banking offences, after he allegedly fled from the custody of the Mahottari District Police Office.

Parajuli, 38, of Pokhara Metropolitan City-5, Kaski, was arrested from the Dhobikhola bridge area in Bijuli Bazar, Kathmandu, according to Inspector Bishwambhar Nath Sah, information officer at the Mahottari District Police Office.

A joint team from the Mahottari District Police Office and the Crime Investigation Division arrested him, Sah said.

Parajuli had been released on bail of Rs 15,000 in each of the two cases registered in Mahottari after an order by the Mahottari District Court on September 7.

Following his disappearance, allegations emerged that personnel at the Mahottari police office had helped him escape. The allegations were made public by Onlinekhabar, after which Mahottari police and the Crime Investigation Division intensified the search for him.

Two separate complaints had been filed against Parajuli by Darbesh Rai Yadav of Ekdara Rural Municipality-4, Mahottari, alleging banking offences, fraud and breach of trust, with a claimed loss of Rs 300,000 in each case.

Police had arrested Parajuli in Siraha on August 12 after complaints were filed against him over allegations that he collected money from people by promising to secure development projects through various ministries of the Madhesh provincial government.

Siraha resident Yogendra Kumar Yadav had also filed a banking offence complaint against Parajuli, alleging that a cheque worth Rs 700,000 issued by him had bounced. Following his arrest, Parajuli reached a settlement with the complainant on August 14.

Instead of releasing him after the settlement, Siraha police handed him over to the Mahottari District Police Office for further action in two fraud and banking offence cases registered there.