KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Police have arrested six of the eight inmates who escaped from Dolpa District Prison. Two more inmates were arrested on Sunday.
The latest arrestees have been identified as Haribahadur Budha of Tripurasundari Municipality-4, Dolpa, and Yagya BK of Jajarkot. They were arrested while hiding in a forest above Rang Gaun in Tripurasundari Municipality-4, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Anilraj Giri of the District Police Office, Dolpa.
Overcrowded prison making life difficult for inmates
Giri said both Budha and BK were serving prison sentences in rape cases.
Earlier, on Nov 4, police arrested Kaliprasad Rokaya and Kapil Pariyar of Jajarkot while they were hiding at the house of Kamala Budha in Rang Gaun, Tripurasundari Municipality-4, Dolpa.
According to Santosh Singh Rathore, spokesperson for the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet, Ram Bahadur BK of Rukum West and Resham Rana of Salyan were arrested on November 3.
Eight inmates had escaped from Dolpa District Prison on October 31 by digging a tunnel. Police have arrested six of them, while a search is underway for the remaining two, the Karnali Province Police Office said.
