Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Gujarat Fugitive Caught After Nepal Jail Escape
A man named Dharmesh Rasiklal Chunara from Gujarat, India, was caught by the police in his hometown after escaping from a jail in Nepal.
He was originally arrested in Nepal for carrying a large amount of drugs.
He escaped during big protests in Nepal last year.
The police found him in his home in Ahmedabad and took him into custody.
He had flown from Thailand to Nepal before he was first caught.
The police used smart detective work to find him, and he admitted to escaping during the chaos of the protests.
Dharmesh Rasiklal Chunara, a Gujarat man, escaped from Nepal jail during anti-government protests last year.
He was originally arrested in Nepal for carrying 13 kg of hybrid ganja worth Rs 13 crore.
Chunara flew from Bangkok to Kathmandu aboard Thai Airways flight TG319 before his arrest.
He was imprisoned at Bhadra jail in Kathmandu Central Jail before escaping during the protests.
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad City Police tracked him down and detained him in Ahmedabad.
- Who
- Dharmesh Rasiklal Chunara, a man in his early thirties from Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- What
- Escaped from Nepal jail during protests and was later caught in Gujarat
- When
- Escaped during last year's anti-government protests in Nepal; caught on Tuesday
- Where
- Originally from Ahmedabad, Gujarat; escaped from Bhadra jail in Kathmandu, Nepal; caught in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Why
- Arrested for drug trafficking with 13 kg of hybrid ganja worth Rs 13 crore
- Name
- Dharmesh Rasiklal Chunara
- Age
- Early thirties
- Origin
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Crime
- Drug trafficking
- Drugs Seized
- 13 kg hybrid ganja
- Drug Value
- Rs 13 crore
- Flight Details
- Thai Airways flight TG319 from Bangkok to Kathmandu
- Jail Escape
- During anti-government protests in Nepal
- Jail Location
- Bhadra jail, Kathmandu Central Jail
- Capture Location
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
