By Admin 
After the anti-Gen-Z protests in Nepal, the country’s prison system has completely collapsed. According to the Prison Management Department, after the violent protests on September 9, more than 13,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country, including a large number of foreign nationals.
According to government data, 540 Indian citizens who were serving sentences for various crimes are now absconding. Apart from these, 108 other foreign prisoners are also reported missing. The government has issued a high alert across the country and security agencies have been instructed to capture these prisoners.
More than 5,000 Nepali prisoners also abscond in Nepal
According to the data released by the Nepal government, more than 5,000 Nepalese citizens are among the prisoners who escaped from jails. The incident occurred during the Gen Z movement on September 8 and 9 when thousands of youth staged violent protests against the government in Kathmandu and other cities. During these demonstrations, there were clashes between security forces and protesters, in which 76 people died. When the situation went out of control, violence spread in many jails and prisoners broke administrative control and got the opportunity to escape.
So far 7,700 prisoners have been recaptured or returned
Nepalese officials said that so far 7,735 of the escaped prisoners have either returned voluntarily or have been caught by the security forces. However, thousands of prisoners are still absconding, including an alarming number of Indian citizens. Nepal’s Home Ministry has put all the jails and border posts on alert so that the absconding prisoners cannot cross the border of India, Bhutan or Bangladesh. Given the open border between Nepal and India, security forces fear that many Indian prisoners may try to enter India.
Special operation in search of 540 Indian prisoners
The Nepal government has contacted the Indian Embassy to identify 540 Indian prisoners. According to sources, many Indian prisoners were serving sentences for crimes like drug trafficking, theft or counterfeiting. Nepal’s prison department said that photographs and details of these prisoners are being shared with the concerned security agencies so that search operations can be conducted in the border districts. The Indian Home Ministry is also on alert in its border states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim and Uttarakhand on the basis of information received from Nepal.
10 prisoners died in action by security forces
During this mass escape in Nepal’s jails, security forces tried to control the situation, in which 10 prisoners died. According to officials, these deaths mainly occurred during clashes and firing when prisoners were trying to escape by breaking the prison walls. At the same time, human rights organizations of Nepal have demanded an investigation from the government into the police action. He says that responsibility for the failure of the jail security system should also be fixed.
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