Butwal, March 25
Police have arrested the alleged shooter in the 2010 Butwal daylight shootout case in which a couple was killed.
According to police, Arjun Gautam, who hails from Saljhandi, Butwal, allegedly shot dead Ramesh Bhandari and his wife Astha in Butwal on June 23, 2010. Police had issue a Red Corner against Gautam, who was on the run since the incident.
Gautam was arrested near Sunauli, a town near the India-Nepal border, said SP Shyam Gyawali. He said that Gautam was brought to Nepal with help from Indian police.
Gautam and three others had opened fire on the couple and looted Rs 518,000 from them. Two members of the gang have already been arrested. Gautam’s brother Krishna, who is also one of the suspects in case, is on the run.
