- By Priyanka Koul
- Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:04 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Nepal Gen Z Protest: In a quick and decisive response, personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) managed to catch five prisoners who had broken out of a jail in Nepal and were trying to cross into India, according to officials.
The escapees were nabbed near the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district, right as they were attempting to slip into Indian territory.
Officials said that SSB troops stopped the group during a routine border check and promptly took them into custody.
The prisoners were then handed over to the local police, who will be carrying out further investigation and taking appropriate legal steps.
Officials said the five were held as they could not show any valid identity proofs to the SSB troops deployed on the border. "During initial inquiry, it was found that they were among those prisoners who escaped from Nepal jail yesterday," the official, requesting anonymity, told ANI.
A large number of inmates escaped the Dillibazar jail in Nepal's Kathmandu amid chaos during the ongoing anti-corruption protests.
The SSB, one of the Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is tasked with guarding India's 1,751-km-long open border with Nepal and the 699-km stretch along Bhutan, is vigilant since unrest following 'Gen-Z' led protests across Nepal.
Officials said 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.
This comes as the police reportedly withdrew from their post in Nepal, except for the police headquarters.
With Inputs from ANI
