Inspector Ishwor Basnet and Sub-inspector Jeet Bahadur KC are among those found guilty. “Besides Basnet and KC, sentries on duty were also involved in the escape of prisoners,” Phuyal said. [break]
Jailer Ramu Prasad Upadhayay was also suspended following the incident.
They escaped from the prison through a tunnel some 40 ft long that they dug to make their way out. Nepalis, Bangladeshis and Indians are among the jail breakers.
The jail breakers have been identified as Ramesh Yadav, Binaya Yadav, Dinash Yadav alias Bambam, Dhirendra Yadav alias Mukhiya, Subash Yadav, Subash Jha, Sarfaraj Alam, Ramshe Sarda, Faruk Miya, Mamata Miya, Jakir Miya and a Bangladeshi national, Ali Asraf.
They were serving jail term for their involvement in various criminal cases. A total of 618 inmates were in the prison.
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