In the western Kailali province of the country, one of the 692 inmates who escaped from the prison in the capital Dhangadhi surrendered voluntarily the next day. He stated that he was afraid that if he was caught after the new government came to power, his punishment would be doubled. The officials initially did not hear the inmate, but later agreed to take him in. There were 697 inmates in this prison before the protests began were.
Since the protests began in the country, at least 8 inmates have been killed in clashes with security personnel.
For information, in recent days, protests against the government involving the youth segment of the population have been organized in the country. They are protesting the government's ban on several social media platforms and expressing their discontent against corruption. As a result, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was forced to resign on September 9th.
On September 11th, the Nepali army recaptured approximately 200 inmates, but thousands of escapees are still at large. The police are facing significant challenges in establishing peace in the country.
