Rautahat, Sept. 29 -- Several inmates who escaped from Gaur Prison during the Gen Z movement remain at large, with authorities expressing concern that those convicted of serious crimes are unlikely to return.

Chief district officer Binod Kumar Khadka said most prisoners serving time for minor offences have come back, but those convicted of grave crimes-including murder, arms possession, robbery, narcotics offences, fraud, abduction and rape-are still on the run. "We do not believe they will return on their own. They will have to be tracked down and brought back," he said.

On 9 September, amid widespread protests that turned violent, 291 inmates broke out of Gaur Prison. Only 27 stayed behind, while others forced open the gates to flee. ...