Four of the eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa District Prison have been arrested so far. Two were arrested from Rukum West on Tuesday. Two more were arrested on Wednesday morning from Tripurasundari Municipality-4 in Dolpa, leaving four still at large.
The two arrested at 3 am on Wednesday are Kali Prasad Rokaya of Tripurasundari-7, Dolpa, and Kapil Pariyar of Nalgad-9, Jajarkot, Chief District Officer Junu Hamal said.
On Tuesday, police had arrested Ram Bahadur BK of Aathbiskot Municipality-10, Rukum West, and Resham Rana of Kumakh Rural Municipality-5, Salyan.
The prisoners still on the run are Hari Bahadur Budha of Tripurasundari-4, Dolpa; Yagya BK of Barekot Rural Municipality-1, Jajarkot; and Tilak Bhandari and Aadesh Bhandari of Aathbiskot Municipality-5 and -3, Rukum West.
The eight prisoners escaped on the night of October 31 by digging a tunnel under the prison’s inner wall and outer compound. Police have deployed teams in various areas to search for and arrest the remaining fugitives.
