India, Oct. 4 -- A Nepalese national wanted in the sensational murder of a doctor in south Delhi's Jangpura last year has now been linked to a high-profile theft at the Gurugram residence of a local political leader, police said on Friday.

The link came to light after Gurugram police arrested another Nepalese national, 30-year-old Yuvraj Thapa, from Delhi's Anand Vihar ISBT on Thursday evening as he tried to flee to Nepal.

Thapa, police said, confessed to the theft and identified his associate as Bhim Bahadur Jora -- wanted by Delhi Police in the May 2024 killing of 63-year-old doctor Yogesh Chandra Pal during a burglary. Delhi Police has announced a reward of Rs.50,000 on Jora's arrest.

According to investigators, Thapa had been hired...