Police have arrested two of the eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa District Prison by digging a tunnel. The arrests were made in Rukum West.
According to Santosh Singh Rathaur, spokesperson for the Karnali Province Police Office, the two fugitives were arrested at 10:30 am on Tuesday from the Kholi riverbank in Damachaur, Athbiskot Municipality-6, Rukum West.
A five-member police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Buddhiram Wali, deployed from the Chaurjahari Base Camp and the Gotamkot Police Post, made the arrests during a search operation.
The prisoners had escaped at 6 am on October 31from the district prison in Thuli Bheri Municipality-3, Dolpa. The police team was checking a jeep (Karnali Province 02-001 Cha 0831) coming from Damachaur towards Radi in Athbiskot Municipality-9 when the two tried to flee.
Spokesperson Rathaur said the two were taken into custody and confirmed as escaped prisoners during questioning.
The arrested are Ram Bahadur BK, 32, of Athbiskot Municipality-10, Rukum West, and Resham Rana, 28, of Kumakh Rural Municipality-5, Salyan. Both were serving sentences in rape cases.
Police said both are being held at the Gotamkot Police Post. Two of the eight prisoners who escaped from the Dolpa prison have now been arrested.
