7 absconding, 1 held

KAPILVASTU: One among eight detainees, who had fled after digging a tunnel in the Kapilvastu District Jail, was arrested on Friday night. Prabhu Teli of Kapilvastu Municipality-10 was held from Chauraha of Dohani VDC in Kapilvastu, said PI Kedar Khanal. Eight inmates had escaped the jail on January 15 after digging a 6-metre long tunnel.

Cell phones seized

SAPTARI: Police have seized 19 sets of mobile phones from inmates of the District Jail in Saptari. The cell phones were confiscated during a raid on Saturday, said Sub Inspector of Police Sudan Singh Basnet. Police seized the sets following complaints that criminal activities were being planned from the jail through mobiles. A total of 175 inmates including three women have been lodged in the jail against its capacity of 100.