Police arrested from Biratnagar a prisoner who had escaped on 9 September during the “Gen Z Movement” from the Regional Prison located in Jhumka, Ramdhuni Municipality-5 of Sunsari. DSP Kopila Chudal of the District Police Office said that Pappu Kumar Yadav,28, of Bhokraha Narsingha Rural Municipality-5 was arrested on 10 December from the Rani Bhediyari area of Biratnagar.
Yadav, who had been sentenced to 24 years in jail in a killing case, had escaped from the jail on 9 September. Police stated that after completing the legal procedures, Yadav will be handed over to Jhumka jail.