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Dolpa Prison Security System Questioned After 8 Inmates Escape Through Tunnel

Hamro Patro News •
November 01, 2026 • 07:03 AM
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Surkhet. Dolpa District Prison has a capacity of 150 people, with 50 women and 100 men. There were 17 inmates in that prison. 15 security personnel were deployed for the security of those inmates. ...

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Surkhet. Dolpa District Prison has a capacity of 150 people, with 50 women and 100 men. There were 17 inmates in that prison. 15 security personnel were deployed for the security of those inmates.

However, in the meantime, 8 inmates managed to escape by digging a tunnel on Saturday morning. The escape of 8 inmates, digging a 4-meter tunnel, has raised serious questions about the prison's security system, even with approximately one security guard per inmate.

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The Kathmandu Post
1w ago
Eight inmates escape Dolpa prison through tunnel dug beneath compound

Eight inmates escape Dolpa prison through tunnel dug beneath compound

The escape, three days after a new duty in-charge was assigned, has raised questions about prison security and surveillance. Five of the escapees were serving sentences for rape cases, and three were involved in theft cases.

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Khabarhub
4d ago
Six of eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa Jail arrested

Six of eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa Jail arrested

KARNALI: Police have arrested six of the eight inmates who escaped from Dolpa District Jail after digging a tunnel, with two more fugitives apprehended on Sunday. The latest arrests include Hari Bahadur Budha of Tripurasundari Municipality-4 in Dolpa and Yagya BK of Jajarkot. They were captured while hiding in a forest above Rangaun in Tripurasundari […]

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