During the Gen-Z protest on September 9, 2026, Laxman Magarati, 54, alias Krishna Bahadur Sarki of Pokhara Metropolitan City–9, who had escaped from Kaski Jail, was arrested by police on June 5.
He was arrested from Galeshwar in Beni Municipality–9 by a police team deployed from the District Police Office, Myagdi.
According to Sagar Timsina, Information Officer of the District Police Office, Myagdi, Sarki has been sent to the District Prison Office, Beni, for serving the remaining sentence. The police officer stated that Sarki had been serving a prison term in a rape case.