Prisoner Escapes Central Jail

Kathmandu. One prisoner has escaped from the Central Jail located in Sundhara, Kathmandu. 25-year-old Sapana Tamang, who was in the women's block, has absconded.

She escaped by climbing over the compound wall around 1:30 AM on Friday, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Praveen Dhital, spokesperson for the Valley Police Office, told Ratopati. Tamang, a resident of Nuwakot, had been sentenced to imprisonment by the court on charges of abduction and attempted murder.

Central Jail officials say she climbed through a window in the jail compound and then scaled the wall. DIG Dhital stated that an investigation is underway.

DSP Shailesh Neupane is the head of security at the Central Jail. A clash also occurred in the women's ward of the Central Jail on Falgun 1, 2082. More than 300 female inmates are housed in the women's ward.

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