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 BJP 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 as he tried to flee to Nepal. Thapa confessed to the theft and identified his associate as Bhim Bahadur Jora - wanted 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 eight days earlier as domestic help at Orchid Petal...