BIRGUNJ: A prisoner has escaped from Birgunj Jail in Parsa district while carrying out cleaning work on the prison premises on Thursday.
The escaped prisoner has been identified as Sunil Sah of Satabariya, Pokhariya Municipality. He was serving a sentence in a rape case.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Chakra Bahadur Malla, Sah escaped after breaching the prison’s security arrangements while cleaning the premises.
Following the incident, teams from the District Police Office, Parsa, and the Armed Police Force have been mobilized to search for the fugitive, Malla told RSS.
As Birgunj lies close to the open border with India, security surveillance and checks have been tightened at border areas and major checkpoints amid concerns that the escaped prisoner could flee across the border.
Publish Date : 12 November 2026 12:51 PM
BIRGUNJ: A prisoner has escaped from Birgunj Jail in Parsa
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