Police have recaptured six of the eight prisoners who escaped from Dolpa District Prison on October 31 by digging a tunnel. A search is underway for the remaining two, police said.
The latest arrests were made on Sunday, when police apprehended Hari Bahadur Budha of tripurasundari municipality-4 in Dolpa and Yagya BK of Jajarkot district.
The two were found hiding in a forest above Ranggaun in tripurasundari municipality-4, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Anilraj Giri of the District Police Office, Dolpa.
Both Budha and BK were serving prison sentences in rape cases, Giri said.
Earlier, on November 4, police recaptured Kali Prasad Rokaya and Kapil Pariyar, both from Jajarkot, while they were hiding at the house of Kamala Budha in Ranggaun.
Ram Bahadur BK of Rukum West and Resham Rana of Salyan were arrested on November 3, according to Santosh Singh Rathor, spokesperson for the Karnali Province Police Office in Surkhet.
Eight prisoners escaped from Dolpa District Prison on October 31 after digging a tunnel. Police have so far recaptured six of them and are searching for the remaining two.
