KATHMANDU, April 30 -- With Lok Sabha elections underway in India, criminals who have committed offenses in Nepal and sought refuge across the border in India are returning to Nepal for shelter. However, upon their return, they are being apprehended by the Nepali authorities.

Among those arrested is a prominent Indian citizen accused of involvement in the murder of Lal Mohammad. Identified as Bablu Paswan, he was apprehended a year and a half after Mohammad's murder.

Due to the ongoing elections in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, individuals engaged in criminal activities have become more vulnerable. Many of them have been detained upon entering Nepal for shelter.

Before Paswan's arrest, the Rautahat police had arrested notorious ...