Kathmandu, Aug 9: The Ministry of Home Affairs is preparing to airlift a critically injured inmate to Kathmandu for further treatment from Kailali.
The Ministry has stated that it has taken the incident seriously and has further tightened the security situation in the Kailali Prison.
Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak took stock of the incident from the Home Secretary and the heads of the three security bodies regarding the overall situation of the Kailai Prison today.
Following the appraisal, the Ministry decided to airlift the injured one who is receiving treatment at Seti Provincial Hospital to Kathmandu via the Nepali Army helicopter.
“The Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force will strengthen security provisions to ensure full security of the jail and to prevent any further untoward incidents,” Home Ministry Spokesperson Ananda Kafle said.
A sky truck of the Nepali Army has already been sent to Dhangadhi to airlift the one who is critically injured in the clash, Kafle stated.
An inmate died and 44 other prisoners were injured in the clash that erupted between inmates residing in Block ‘A’ and Block ‘B’ of the jail on Friday night.
It is said that a large number of police personnel have been deployed to normalize the situation arising from a clash between inmates at Kailali Jail in Dhangadhi.
Currently, there are altogether 680 inmates in Kailali Prison despite its capacity to house just 100.
