KATHMANDU, Oct 23: Police have arrested a prisoner who escaped from the Central Jail in Jagannathdewal during the Gen Z protests on September 9, 2025.
The arrested prisoner has been identified as 43-year-old Chandra Damai KC, originally from Melamchi Municipality-6 in Sindhupalchok district and currently residing in Dharmasthali, Tarkeshwar Municipality-6, Kathmandu.
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According to the District Police Range Kathmandu, KC had been serving a prison sentence in a human trafficking and transportation case when he escaped during the Gen Z protests on September 9, 2025.
Police teams deployed from the Balaju Police Circle located and arrested him, said Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Thapa, spokesperson for the District Police Range Kathmandu.
KC was sent back to the Central Jail in Jagannathdewal after the completion of the necessary procedures, police said.