Dang, Oct. 6 -- A murder convict, who had escaped from the Tulasipur Prison during last month's Gen Z protests, has been recaptured after attempting to kill another person.

Police said 22-year-old Khim Bahadur BK of Ranijaruwa in ward 5 of Tulasipur Sub-Metropolitan City who was serving a 25-year jail term for murder, attacked a 53-year-old local man with a sharp weapon on the night of September 27.

The victim was seriously injured in the assault. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim, police launched a search and nabbed BK on Saturday night from his hiding in Satkhuti in ward 2 of Dangisharan Rural Municipality in the district.

BK had escaped from Tulshipur Prison on September 9 along with several inmates amid chaos triggered by t...