Out of the 65 escaped prisoners, 40 have returned on their own, 13 have been arrested but 12 are still absconding, the prison administration and the police have intensified their search.
What you should know
12 of the prisoners who ran away after the Bajhang jail was ransacked after the August 23 protest are still absconding. On August 23, 65 prisoners broke out of Bajhang prison and escaped.
There are 85 prisoners in this prison and 20 people were still in prison at that time. Jailer Rajendra Bahadur Farada of Bajhang Jail said that 40 of the escapees came into contact with the prison themselves and 13 were arrested. "The fugitives are also being searched for, they will be arrested soon," he said. Farada said that during the
movement, five people who were planning to vandalize the jail have been transferred from Bajhang jail to jails in Dhangadhi, Baitadi, Dadeldhura districts and preparations are being made to send some of them to Banke.
The prison administration has appealed to the absconding prisoners to come back with self-awareness, saying that not only will the punishment prescribed by the law be more strictly enforced while they are on the run, but also the legal rights, facilities and social rehabilitation process that can be obtained in the future will be seriously adversely affected. Since
, District Police Office Bajhang has also issued a public notice asking the absconding prisoners to come in contact. DSP Khagendra Dhamala, Chief of the District Police Office, said that if the prisoners come in contact with each other, they will be given concessions in the punishment as they will face more problems and will be punished more when they abscond. "The search for those who defied the demand is being done intensively, nowadays it is not so easy to hide behind the eyes of the police," he said.
