Surkhet, Oct 31: Eight inmates escaped from the district prison in Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa, after digging a tunnel on Friday night.
According to the Karnali Province Police Office, five of the escapees were serving sentences for rape, while three others were in judicial custody pending trial in theft cases.
The five convicted prisoners have been identified as Ram BK, 32, of Aathbiskot Municipality-10 in Rukum West; Kaliprasad Rokaya, 29, of Tripurasundari Municipality-7 in Dolpa; Resham Rana, 28, of Kumakh Rural Municipality-5 in Salyan; Yagya BK, 25, of Barekot Rural Municipality-1 in Jajarkot; and Haribahadur Budha, 28, also known as Dhan Budha, of Tripurasundari Municipality-4 in Dolpa.
The other three escapees are Kapil Pariyar, 19, also known as Kailash, of Nalagad Municipality-9 in Jajarkot; Tilak Bhandari, 38, of Aathbiskot Municipality-5 in Rukum West; and Aadesh Bhandari, 32, of Aathbiskot Municipality-3 in the same district. They were being held pending trial in theft cases.
Police said the inmates dug a 4.63-metre-long tunnel and broke through the prison wall to escape.
A search operation has been launched to locate the fugitives, according to the Karnali Province Police Office.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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