Of the 14,554 prisoners who escaped from prisons across the country during the Gen-G movement, 9,441 have so far returned, while 5,013 are still at large.
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The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that 5,013 prisoners who escaped on Bhadra 24 during the Gen-G movement are still absconding. Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal gave this information while speaking at a meeting of the Federalism Strengthening and National Concerns Committee under the National Assembly held at Singha Durbar on Thursday.
According to him, out of 14,554 prisoners who escaped during the Gen-G movement, 9,441 have been brought back.
He said, "In the incidents of Bhadra 23 and 24, 14,554 prisoners had escaped from various prisons in the country. So far, 9,441 have been brought back. Currently, 5,013 are yet to be arrested. We have repeatedly issued notices to them and urged them to surrender."
He said that the Nepal Police is conducting a special campaign to arrest prisoners who have escaped from prisons across the country. He also informed that the list of escaped prisoners has been made public and that letters have been sent to all agencies not to provide services if they come to seek services in public bodies.
He said that a task force has been formed in all district administration offices under the coordination of the Assistant Chief District Officer to search for the escaped prisoners and special operations are also underway at the security level. He also said that the government is committed to overcoming these challenges and holding elections in a clean, fair and fear-free environment, considering the escaped prisoners and looted weapons as the main security challenges.
'The government has taken the issue of escaped prisoners and looted weapons as a major security challenge and is moving forward seriously. The government is confident that the elections will be held in a clean, fair and fear-free environment by overcoming all the challenges. The support and cooperation of everyone, including the general public, is indispensable in this.'
He also said that arrangements have been made for free treatment along with identity cards for those injured in the Gen-G movement. He also said that the government is doing the necessary homework to provide the right to vote to Nepali citizens living abroad.
