Prisoner Escapes Central Jail Using Plastic Crates, Raises Security Concerns
Summary
Sapana Tamang, a prisoner serving a sentence for serious crimes, escaped from Kathmandu's Central Jail using plastic crates, prompting an investigation into jail security lapses.
Key Points
- Sapana Tamang escaped from Central Jail in Sundhara by using plastic crates as a ladder to climb over the wall.
- The prison security command is under DSP Shailesh Neupane, but officials only discovered the escape during the next day's headcount.
- A police committee led by SP Navratna Poudel has been formed to investigate the security lapses leading to the escape.
- Sapana is serving a 25-year sentence for kidnapping, murder, and robbery, and the prison escape adds an additional offense to her record.
