India, Sept. 13 -- Nepal remains on high alert as army personnel continue to patrol the streets, with a curfew in place from 7 PM to 7 AM, after criminal elements reportedly have access to weapons looted from police armouries and several inmates escaped from jails across multiple districts, officials familiar with the development said.

Nepal's first woman chief justice, Sushila Karki, took oath on Friday as the Himalayan nation's interim prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, two days after violent anti-corruption protests ousted the government.

The Nepal Police are yet to officially comment on the exact number of prisoners who escaped, but people aware of the matter said it is anywhere between 7,000-12,000 prisoner...