Prisoner who fled jail during Gen Z protests arrested from his home in Sunsari

A man convicted of rape who had fled prison during the Gen Z protests has been arrested. Police arrested 20-year-old Akash Kumar Khatwe of Inaruwa Municipality, Sunsari, on Sunday.

Khatwe was arrested from his own home. He had been serving his sentence in prison in accordance with a verdict handed down by the Sunsari District Court on Baisakh 3, 2082.

Before fleeing, he had already served one year, eight months and six days of his sentence. He had escaped from prison during the Gen Z protests.

Police have continued their effort to arrest prisoners who fled jail during the Gen Z protests.