Six of eight Dolpa jail escapees recaptured

Karnali, Nov 9: Police have recaptured six of the eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa District Prison last October after digging a tunnel. A search is underway for the remaining two, police said.

The latest arrests were made on last Sunday, when police apprehended Hari Bahadur Budha of Tripurasundari municipality-4 in Dolpa and Yagya BK of Jajarkot district.

The two were found hiding in a forest above Ranggaun in Tripurasundari municipality-4, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anilraj Giri of the District Police Office, Dolpa.

Both Budhaa and BK were serving prison sentences in rape cases, DSP Giri said. Earlier on November 4, police had recaptured Kali Prasad Rokaya and Kapil Pariyar of Jajarkot while they were hiding at the house of Kamala Budha in Ranggaun.

Similarly, Ram Bahadur BK of Rukum West district and Resham Rana of Salyan district were rearrested on November 3, according to Santosh Singh Rathor, Spokesperson for the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet.

It may be noted that eight prisoners had escaped from Dolpa District Prison on October 31 after digging a tunnel.

Police have so far recaptured six of them, while efforts are underway to search for the remaining two. —