New Delhi: The protest that started with the ban protest on Nepal’s social media turned into a fireball. The violence that erupted against the government has not stopped yet. The country’s PM and Home Minister have also resigned from their posts, but the situation is not under control yet. Curfew is still imposed in many cities.
Around 1432 people escaped from various jails of the country amid violent protests and incidents of violence. Kantipur newspaper has shared this information on its X handle. It was learned that 572 prisoners escaped by breaking the prison wall in Mahottari’s Jaleshwar. All these prisoners have taken advantage of the instability of law and order.
Arson and vandalism in this jail
The protesters created a lot of ruckus and vandalism in Nepal’s Sulukhumbu jail. According to Mahottari’s Superintendent of Police Heramba Sharma, at 7 pm, more than 500 protesters and prisoners in the jail broke the wall together. After this, the situation went out of control. Prisoners in Solukhumbu jail have committed arson and vandalism. Out of this, 86 prisoners escaped.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Manojit Kumbar, the demonstration of prisoners, which started in the afternoon, turned into violence. By evening, they were successful in escaping by vandalising and setting fire to the jail. Apart from this, 124 prisoners escaped from Tulsipur jail by breaking the jail.
Prison chief Bir Bahadur Sejuwal informed that out of 179 prisoners locked in a block, 124 managed to escape. 55 prisoners are still in jail. There is news of all 650 prisoners of Kailali jail escaping.
Appeal for a peaceful solution
The situation in Nepal is from bad to worse. This can be gauged only from the resignation of KP Sharma Oli. Now, senior officials of the Nepal administration and the army have also made a joint appeal expressing condolences to the families of the deceased and sympathy to the injured.
It was said that KP Sharma Oli’s resignation has been accepted. Along with this, an appeal has been made to all the citizens to maintain peace and prevent further loss of life and property.