At least three prisoners were killed in a clash with security personnel in a Nepali prison on Thursday. More than 15,000 prisoners have escaped from prisons since the anti-government protests began in the Himalayan country. It is being said that they are now trying to enter India! On Wednesday, 5 people were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthanagar district. According to sources, all of them escaped from a Nepali jail. Then they were trying to infiltrate India.
Incidentally, there were several allegations of corruption, including corruption, against the KP Sharma Oli government in Nepal. Recently, the country banned 26 types of social media, including Facebook, YouTube, X, adding fuel to the fire. The young generation there took to the streets to protest against the Oli government on Monday. They took to the streets to protest against the Oli government. Then on Tuesday, the wave of protests increased. In this situation, Oli was forced to resign in the face of public anger. But the situation has not been completely controlled yet, on the contrary, there are reports of various types of unrest.
Three prisoners were killed and 13 others injured in a violent clash between prisoners and security personnel at the Ramechhap district jail in Madhya Pradesh's Ramechhap district on Thursday morning. The clash began when the prisoners tried to break down the jail door by using a gas cylinder to detonate it.
Three of the prisoners were killed when security forces opened fire to regain control. The injured were taken to Ramechhap district hospital, police said.
Since the violence began on Tuesday, clashes have been reported from more than two dozen jails across the country, with thousands of inmates escaping amid arson and rioting. The jailbreak began when youth protesters attacked multiple jails, torched administrative buildings and forced the prison gates to open.
In Gandaki province, 773 people were seen escaping from the Kaski district jail, said Jailer Rajendra Sharma. The escapees include 13 Indian nationals and four foreigners. The Prison Management Department said it was still trying to collect final figures from all provinces. Director General Leela Prasad Sharma confirmed that the Nepal Army and Armed Police Force are continuing their efforts to recapture the escapees and restore order.
Meanwhile, India's paramilitary force, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), on Thursday apprehended 13 prisoners near the Bairganiya check point while they were trying to cross the southern border. They are believed to have escaped from Gaur Jail in Rautahat district, near the Indo-Nepal border. They will be handed over to the Nepal Police after following due process, it said.