Amid ongoing protests in Nepal, five prisoners escaped from Kathmandu’s Dillibazar jail and attempted to enter India. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended them at the Siddharthnagar border in Uttar Pradesh during checks. The escape came after protestors set a Nepal jail on fire. The prisoners were handed over to police for investigation
Protest in Nepal (Pic/PTI)
While the protestors in Nepal have been making the situation worse every hour, five prisoners successfully evaded the Nepal prison and were trying to enter India. Acting swiftly on the incident, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended the five prisoners who had escaped from a jail in Nepal and were attempting to cross into India, officials said.
As reported by news agency ANI, the prisoners were caught along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district while attempting to infiltrate into Indian territory. While the protestors have also put a Nepal jail on fire, suspicion about their escape from Nepal is still a question.
According to officials, the escapees were intercepted by SSB personnel during a check at the border outpost and were immediately taken into custody.
Subsequently, all five prisoners who had been apprehended were later handed over to the local police for further investigation and legal action.
Officials, while requesting anonymity, said that "Five were held as they could not show any valid identity proofs to the SSB troops deployed on the border." During the initial inquiry, it was found that they were among those prisoners who escaped from a Nepal jail yesterday," as cited by news agency ANI.
A large number of inmates escaped the Dillibazar jail in Nepal's Kathmandu amid chaos during the ongoing anti-corruption protests.
The SSB is one of the Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The force is tasked with guarding India's 1,751-km-long open border with Nepal and the 699-km stretch along Bhutan. Moreover, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been vigilant since the unrest following the Gen-Z-led protests across Nepal.
Officials also said that, “The prisoners were held due to vigilance by SSB troops. However, the Nepalese Army has been deployed in and around the jail to prevent further escalation, as law enforcement struggles to maintain control in the capital,” as cited by news agency ANI.
Apart from India, China is also keeping a close eye on the ongoing protest in Nepal. China, on Wednesday, urged all sections of Nepal to "properly handle" domestic issues and restore social order and stability after violent protests led to the resignation of Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli.
(With inputs from ANI)
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