Two escaped prisoners recaptured in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Police have recaptured two prisoners who escaped from the Central Jail in Jagannath Dewal by taking advantage of anti-government protests held in Kathmandu last Bhadra.

A special team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office apprehended the two suspects, who were facing charges of theft and drug-related offenses, while they were in hiding.

They had broken through the prison security perimeter during the protests on Bhadra 24. One of the escapees, 29-year-old Navraj Thapa from Panchkanya Rural Municipality-9, Nuwakot, was arrested by police in Bhandari Tole, Tokha Municipality-9. He had been in custody awaiting trial for two theft cases when he fled the prison.

Similarly, 36-year-old Binod Kumal, who was serving time for a drug-related offense, has also been caught by the police. Kumal, a native of Gadhwa Rural Municipality-1, Dang, who was residing in Machhapokhari, was arrested in the Machhapokhari area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16.

The court had sentenced him to one year and three months in prison along with a fine of 5,000 rupees for the drug offense. Both prisoners have been sent back to the Central Jail in Jagannath Dewal after completing the necessary legal procedures, according to Superintendent of Police and Information Officer Rameshwor Karki.