Three prisoners recaptured after escaping Central Jail during GenZ protests

Summary

Three inmates who escaped Central Jail during last year's GenZ protests have been recaptured and sent back to jail in Kathmandu.

Key Points
  • Three inmates escaped from Central Jail, Sundhara, during the GenZ protests on Bhadra 23 and 24 last year.
  • The police arrested Binod Kumar, Prem Tamang, and Navaraj Thapa in different areas of Kathmandu.
  • Binod Kumar was serving a sentence for drug trafficking, Prem Tamang for culpable homicide and robbery, and Navaraj Thapa was awaiting trial for theft.
  • All three escapees were returned to Central Jail at Jaganathdeval, Sundhara, the same day they were arrested.
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