A group led by Yuvraj Gurung, known as Sanubhai and active in gang-related activities, attacked a group of youths at a nightclub in Pokhara. Following the assault, Gurung fled the scene, prompting police from Kathmandu to be deployed for his arrest. Gurung, who has been repeatedly arrested and released in the past, was previously active in the gang led by Kumar Ghainte, a notorious gang leader who was killed in a police encounter. (15 Jestha, Kathmandu)
The attack occurred on Sunday night at Club 16 in Lakeside, Pokhara. According to police, Sanubhai and his group assaulted youths from another group following a minor dispute. The victims have filed a complaint with the Pokhara police. Sanubhai’s group remains at large after the incident. Authorities are actively searching for them as they had come from Kathmandu to Pokhara for leisure and fled following the assault.
To apprehend Sanubhai, a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has also been deployed. Sanubhai is a notorious gang leader who has been arrested multiple times before. Most recently, the Kathmandu District Police arrested him on 22 Chaitra in the Samakhusi area on charges of misconduct. He was released after the case. Previously, he was arrested several times, including an incident in Ashad 2080 BS when he was accused of assaulting the operator of Club Omnia in Thamel. During that arrest, police handcuffed Gurung and paraded him through the Thamel market as a warning to other gang offenders.
At the time, the parade was conducted under the supervision of SSP Dan Bahadur Karki of Kathmandu—who now serves as the Inspector General of Police. Later, the Kathmandu District Administration Office released Gurung on a 10,000-rupee bail related to the misconduct case. Police records indicate that Sanubhai was once active in Kumar Ghainte’s gang. After Ghainte was killed in a police encounter on 3 Bhadra 2072 BS, Sanubhai began wearing a “bulletproof jacket” in public.
