Prisoner Who Escaped During Jail Unrest in Kathmandu Arrested After Seven Months
Kathmandu. A prisoner who escaped from the Jagannathdewal Jail in Sundhara during the recent unrest in Bhadra has been arrested by the police after seven months.
Manish Raj Shrestha, 35, a resident of Manmaiju, originally from Ward No. 25 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, who was serving a 10-year sentence in a drug case, was taken into custody by the police from Thamel.
Shrestha escaped from the jail on Bhadra 24, 2082, taking advantage of the chaotic situation created during the protests. The police team, deployed based on a special tip-off, succeeded in arresting him from the Thamel area at 10 PM on Chaitra 2, after he had been hiding in various locations within the Kathmandu Valley since his escape.
Police Senior Superintendent and Spokesperson Shiva Kumar Shrestha informed that the arrested Shrestha has been sent back to Jagannathdewal Jail to complete the remainder of his sentence after completing the necessary legal procedures. Shrestha had been serving his sentence in the said jail since Ashar 22, 2082.
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