Three More Arrested in Morang Prison Extortion Case

Biratnagar. Three more people have been arrested on charges of extorting illegal money from inmates of Morang Prison. Police had arrested the main accused Abhishek Giri yesterday.

Police said that those arrested on Sunday include Shivachandra Yadav, an office assistant at the District Prison Morang, and three others. Those arrested also include Vijay Kamat, a vegetable supplier inside the prison, and Deepak Karki, an associate of Abhishek Giri.

It has been revealed that Giri used to use those who supplied vegetables for the prison mess to take cash out from inside. "It has been found that Giri used to send the money collected from the inmates out through those who took vegetables inside for the mess. We are currently conducting a detailed investigation into the income from the sale of carpets and stools as well," a security source said.

Giri is accused of forcibly extorting government facilities and labor earnings from the inmates of the prison. Currently, Morang Prison has a total of 1,199 inmates, including 1,092 men and 107 women. They receive a daily allowance of Rs 80 each, totaling approximately Rs 96,000 per day.

In addition, the government provides Rs 2,500 each annually for winter and summer clothes per inmate, totaling Rs 5,000 per year. Inside the prison, about 500 people weave stools and 100 people weave carpets. Security sources claim that Giri used to collect cash from the income generated from the sale of those materials and government allowances through those who supplied vegetables.

In connection with this incident, the police also took a statement from the prison leader Rakesh Yadav on Saturday. Giri was taken into police custody on Saturday morning from his residence in Madhumara, Biratnagar-8, based on information about extortion of money by unduly influencing the inmates.