Prisoner escapes from hospital

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Published: July 27, 2011 05:23 PM
KATHMANDU, July 27: A prisoner of the Central Jail fled from Bir Hospital on Wednesday evading two cops assigned to guard him.

Dandy Lama, 30, who has been serving a jail term at the Central Jail from 2009 for attempted murder, was taken to Bir Hospital for treatment at around 2pm. [break]

DSP Shyam Prasad Paudel, the security chief of the Central Jail, said, "The two cops--senior constable Hari Krishna Avasthi and Constable Tritha Oli--have been arrested for investigation."

Paudel said that only investigation would reveal how Lama managed to escape.