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A total of 123 prisoners, who escaped during GenZ protests, are still on the run, according to the authority.

Police have recently arrested two prisoners who escaped from Gaur prison during the protests on Sept 8 and 9 in Rautahat District.

According to Police Sitaram Rijal, 29-year-old Dipesh Sah Sonar (also known as Seru Sah) of Durga Bhagwati Rural Municipality-5, was arrested by Sarlahi police.

Sonar had been serving a 12-year sentence in a rape case and escaped the prison on the night of Sept 9, taking advantage of the unrest.

In a separate operation, police also arrested Aftab Ansari (24) of Dogau Municipality-3, who had escaped from the same prison during the protests while serving a sentence for theft. 

Ansari was apprehended from Pokhariya Tole, Gaur-3, based on a special tip-off and has been sent back to jail, police said.

Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait due to the Middle East conflict are set to return home on Wednesday through a chartered flight.

The Kuwait Airways will use a wide-body Boeing 777-300 to repatriate Nepali citizens stranded in Kuwait.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has already granted permission for the operation.

According to Binod Singh Rawat, information officer at Gautam Buddha International Airport, the aircraft is scheduled to land at 4:45pm on Wednesday, carrying around 300 Nepali passengers.

The evacuation is being coordinated with the Nepali Embassy in Kuwait, as regular commercial flights between Nepal and Kuwait have been disrupted due to the regional conflict.

After landing in Bhairahawa, the aircraft is expected to depart at 6:15pm for Lahore and later return to Kuwait carrying cargo, according to airport officials.

A woman was found dead at a hotel in Dhalkebar, Mithila Municipality-6 of Dhanusha District on Tuesday morning. 

According to Police Inspector Laxman KC of the Area Police Office, Dhalkebar, the deceased has been identified as Jenisa BK (23), a permanent resident of Miyapati, Pokhara Metropolitan City-13 and currently residing in Dhalkebar. 

Police said that the body was discovered at the Jun Tara Stop Line Hotel with foam visible around the mouth, raising suspicion about the circumstances of her death.

Following the incident, hotel owner Rampukar Sah and several staff members are reportedly absconding.

Police said that they have intensified efforts to locate and apprehend them.

Authorities have begun legal procedures at the site and are preparing to send the body to the Provincial Hospital in Janakpur for postmortem.

Further investigation into the case is underway, said police. 

Two persons died on the spot and four other sustained injuries in a jeep accident in Darchula on Tuesday.

The jeep (Su Pa Pra 01-001 Ja 1641) was heading towards Gokuleshwor from Osil when the incident occurred at Dekhala in Osil of Shailashikhar Municipality-4 this morning.

The deceased have been identified as Sub-Engineer Manisha Pal working at the Water Resources and Irrigation Division Office, Darchula and Bharat Titaro, an employee of the same office, said Gaurav Mahat, Chief at the District Police Office, Darchula.

Police said that they are looking into the case.