Sunday, April 26th, 2026

Normalcy returning at Kailali Prison



KAILALI:  Normalcy is returning to the tensed Kailali Prison. A large number of police personnel have been deployed to normalize the situation arising from a clash between inmates at Kailali Jail in Dhangadhi.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Singh, the Spokesperson of the District Police Office in Kailali stated that the situation in the jail is under the control of the police administration at present. “We have deployed 50 security personnel in the jail premises to maintain a normal situation,” he said. “We are organizing meetings with the relatives of the prisoners.”

Bharat Chaudhary from Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-4, who was injured in a clash between prisoners in the jail on Friday night, passed away today during treatment.

The 44 prisoners injured in the incident are currently receiving treatment at Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi.

The clash erupted between inmates residing in Block ‘A’ and Block ‘B’ of the jail.

Currently, there are altogether 680 inmates in Kailali Prison despite its capacity to house just 100.

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