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132,000 convicts still out of prison



KATHMANDU: A total of 132,000 convicted criminals are still out of the jail due to the lack of sufficient space, a report in Naya Patrika said.

Currently, the prison in Nepal can accommodate 15, 466. There are already 21, 835 jailbirds.

Those convicted of various crimes include high-profile police officials to bankers. The government has yet to recover Rs 13 billion 806 million 500 thousand from them.

The current prison facilities cannot accommodate all the convicted criminals.

Publish Date : 09 May 2019 08:28 AM

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