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Inmate escaped from Bhimphedi prison killed in Gaindakot
Police had arrested him in July 2017.bookmark
Narayan Sharma
Published at : October 25, 2025
Updated at : October 25, 2025 20:10
Nawalparasi
An inmate, who had escaped from Bhimphedi Prison in Makwanpur taking advantage of the chaotic situation that erupted following the violence on September 9, has been killed in Gaindakot, of Nawalparasi (East).
Superintendent of Police Yubaraj Khadka, said that a group of seven to eight individuals murdered 28-year-old Narayan Kumal on Friday.
Kumal was a resident of Padampur, of Kalika Municipality–4, Chitwan. Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the killing, and further investigation is underway.
Kumal had escaped from Bhimphedi prison on September 9 along with other inmates. He had been convicted of rape and sentenced to ten years in prison and a fine of Rs35,000.
Police had arrested him in July 2017.
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