Nepal Police re-arrest 3,723 jail inmates who escaped during ‘Gen Z’ protests

Kathmandu: More than 3,700 inmates, who had escaped from different jails during the violent anti-government protests in Nepal last week, have been arrested again, police said on Sunday.

Deputy Inspector General Binod Ghimire, spokesperson of Nepal Police, said that 3,723 inmates have been brought to jails till Sunday afternoon.

However, as 10,320 prisoners are still at large, he urged the public to remain alert.

Some of the prisoners returned voluntarily while Indian police also helped to arrest those who tried to escape to India, he said.

A campaign by the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force to arrest the escaped prisoners is underway, DIG Ghimire said.

The prisoners had escaped on September 9 due to the vandalism, arson and demonstration following the Gen-Z protests against corruption and a ban on various social media sites that forced Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign.