Nakhu Jail Explained

Nakhu Jail
Pushpin Map:	Kathmandu#Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
Coordinates:	27.663°N 85.3024°W
Capacity:	500
Opened:	2007 BS
Country:	Nepal

Nakhu Jail (Nepali:नख्खु कारागार, Nakhu Karagar) was established in 2007 BS in the existing, money printing area (Taksar department) in Lalitpur District, Nepal. The facility has an area of 35 ropanies and 12 ana (about 1.8 hectares). There is a road in the eastern part of the jail, a school in the west, residential area in the north and Nakhu river in the south.

There are two separate blocks for males and females in the Jail. Each block has a capacity to accommodate 250 inmates. There are plans to upgrade it with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 inmates in 2077 BS.There is also a Community Rehabilitation Center and a Drug Rehabilitation Center inside the jail.

Notable inmates

• Mohammad Aftab Alam-suspended member of the House of Representatives for charge against the crime of production of explosives and murder.^[1]
• KP Sharma Oli-as political prisoner
• Padma Ratna Tuladhar-as political prisoner ^[2]

Jailbreaks

• C. P. Mainali escaped the jail when he was taken as political prisoner
• A British inmate escaped the jail in October 2018. He was arrested the next day.^[3]

See also

• List of prisons in Nepal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Morning Starter: Sunday, November 17, 2019. OnlineKhabar. 2020-09-02.
2. 2471-3716. 16. 1. 9. Gellner. David N. Sharkey. Gregory. An Interview with Padma Ratna Tuladhar. HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies. 1996.
3. Web site: British inmate arrested after jailbreak from Nakhu prison. 2020-09-02.