Prisoner who fled during Gen-Z protests, Chandra Damai KC, arrested a year later

A prisoner, Chandra Damai KC, who had fled from jail during the Gen-Z protests, has been arrested nearly a year later.

According to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, 46-year-old KC was arrested from Dharmasthali, Tarakeshwar Municipality-6, at 9:30 am on Kartik 3, 2083.

KC was serving a sentence at the Central Prison, Jagannath Dewal, in a human trafficking and transportation case. He had escaped from the prison during the incident on Bhadra 24, 2082.

Nearly a year after he fled, police took him into custody from Dharmasthali. The District Police Range, Kathmandu, provided information about his arrest.