A man has been arrested again less than five months after he got amnesty on the Republic Day.

Chitwan police apprehended Ram Chandra Thapa (55) on the charge of allegedly issuing threats to a person to demand ransom.

President Ram Chandra Paudel, on the recommendation of the government, on May 29 on Republic Day had pardoned the remaining jail terms of Thapa.

Police had nabbed Thapa, a permanent resident of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan-City-2, Makwanpur and currently residing Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9, on various charges time and again in the past.

He was detained on the charge of robbery recently and was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Chitwan police claimed that Thapa had demanded Rs 2.5 million with Somraj Subedi, an owner of a pharmacy at Pulchowk in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-9, by issuing threats.

“Thapa started asking for money with Subedi from Wednesday (October 15). Police arrested him on Monday,” DSP Bijay Raj Pandit of the District Police Office, Chitwan said.

The District Police Office, Chitwan by organizing a press conference on Tuesday said that Thapa was arrested from near Malpotchowk in Bharatpur-10.

DSP Pandit said that Thapa has asked Rs 2.5 million with Subedi.

Somraj Subedi said that Thapa had called him at around 6 pm on October 25 and asked for Rs 2.5 million by speaking in Hindi language.

“He threatened to kill me and my son for failing to pay the amount. The next day, he said that it would be fine if he was provided Rs 2 million,” he said. “Later, I informed the police and they arrested him.”

DSP Pandit said that it was the fifth time Thapa, who had come to collect the money, was arrested.