In September last year, Nepal was rocked by large-scale protests and youth-led uprisings, referred to as the 'Gen Z protests', largely triggered by anger over the government's ban on social media platforms. Image for representational purposes.
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Ahmedabad: The city police on Tuesday detained a person who had allegedly escaped from Nepal prison during Gen Z protest in September last year.
The special operation group (SOG) of Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch caught Dharmesh Chunara, a resident of Ahmedabad, who was lodged in Nepal prison in connection with a narcotics case.
SOG officials said that the Nepal government had shared a list of Indians who were lodged in the Bhadra jail in Kathmandu in different criminal cases and escaped during the large-scale protest in September last year.
The list was circulated by Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) and circulated among state police. The list didn't have Chunara's full name and complete address.
SOG said that based on human intelligence and technical analysis they identified Chunara and apprehended him.
Police said that Chunara had been caught in Kathmandu with 13 kg of hybrid ganja worth about Rs13 crore. He was traveling from Bangkok.
Chunara has allegedly admitted that he escaped from Bhadra jail during the unrest and entered India via Sonauli border in Uttar Pradesh.
Officials said that he would be deported as per the procedure.