KATHMANDU: Police have intensified search for fugitive Provincial Assembly member Rajib Gurung alias Deepak Manange through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), according to Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Manoj Neupane.

Manange, a murder convict who won a PA seat from Manang province (B) in the recently held elections to the State Assemblies, has been on the run following an arrest order by the Supreme Court on January 16.

The court convicted and sentenced five years jailterm Manange upholding the verdict of the then Appellate Court in his case.

The Interpol also issued a red corner notice, which means police of 192 member countries will be searching for Manange.

"A search has been up for Manange at home and abroad," said Neupane.