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Gandaki Province
Two inmates escape from Lumjung prison
The prison CCTV footage showed that the runaway prisoners stacked bamboo stools to scale the prison wall and escape from the facility.
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Aash Gurung
Published at : June 1, 2023
Updated at : June 1, 2023 11:27
Two people escaped from a prison in Lamjung on Thursday.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Rimal, Binod BK, 27, an inmate serving a four-year sentence, and 37-year-old Chandraman Gurung, who was remanded in custody at the prison, scaled the prison wall and escaped at 1:30am on Thursday,
According to Chief District Officer Ram Krishna Adhikari, prison CCTV footage showed the runaway prisoners stacking bamboo stools for the jailbreak.
BK was serving a four-year sentence after being convicted on a rape charge while Gurung was at the prison under judicial custody for embezzlement.
Police informed that a search is underway for the fugitives.
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E-PAPER | September 25, 2023
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