Sudurpaschim, Aug 9: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) made a field visit to the Kailali Prison on Saturday to enquire about the clash between inmates in prison.
A three-member team under the Chief of the NHRC Sudurpaschim Province Office, Prakash Dutta Bhatta, visited the prison. “We are taking stock of the situation. We will submit a report to the NHRC Central Office about the reason behind the incident after our study,” Bhatta shared. On the occasion, Bhatta said that the local administration was suggested for further management of the prison, not to let the situation worsen further.
Likewise, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kailali Raj Kumar Singh shared that the situation is under the control of the police now, and everything is managed for this. He shared that sufficient force was deployed on the jail premises to maintain a normal situation.
Meanwhile, the District Administration Office, Kailali, has formed a probe committee under the leadership of the Assistant Chief District Officer, Kiran Joshi, giving the committee a term of 10 days. Bharat Chaudhary from Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-4, who was injured in the clash between prisoners in the jail on Friday night, passed away on Saturday while receiving treatment while 44 prisoners were injured in the incident.
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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