Overview
- Ahmedabad City Police’s Special Operations Group detained Dharmesh Rasiklal Chunara at his home after tracking him through technical and human intelligence.
- Chunara had been arrested in July 2025 at Kathmandu airport after flying from Bangkok on Thai Airways flight TG319 with 13 kilograms of hybrid ganja valued at about Rs 13 crore.
- He escaped from Kathmandu’s Bhadra Jail during the September 2025 Gen Z protests after mobs vandalised the facility, prompting Nepal to circulate a list of escapees.
- Gujarat police say his potential role in a wider cross-border narcotics network is under active scrutiny, with no fresh local case registered so far.
- Authorities say at least one other Gujarat-linked escapee from Surat remains untraced as efforts continue to locate additional fugitives.