JHAPA, Sept 16: Seven prisoners who escaped from different prisons across the country have been arrested in Jhapa district.
Acting Information Officer at the District Police Office, Jhapa, Prabin Shrestha, said that five male and two female prisoners who escaped from the Central Jail in Sundhara, Jhumka in Sunsari, and Kaski Jail on September 9 were apprehended.
Shrestha said that 28-year-old Ruksar Khatun and Yeksara Khatun of Gauradaha Municipality-5, who escaped from the Central Jail in Sundhara, were taken into custody after responding to a government notice asking inmates to return. Two other prisoners from the Central Jail were also arrested by the police in Jhapa.
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Likewise, Dinesh Soren, 33, of Kankai Municipality-6, who was jailed in Kaski Prison, was arrested at his home based on information provided by his neighbours.
Furthermore, an Indian citizen, Nabal Kishor, 23, was handed over to the Area Police Office at Kechana by Indian police after his arrest in Kishanganj, India. Similarly, another prisoner, Bal Bahadur Rai, 45, of Kankai Municipality-4, who escaped from Jhumka Jail, was handed over to the police by his family.
A large number of prisoners had escaped after vandalizing jail buildings in several districts during the Gen Z protests. According to reports, some prisoners are in contact with police, while others have indicated they would return to prison within a few days.
The police administration is continuing to search for those who have neither returned nor made contact.
