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Home Minister Launches Operation to Recover Looted Weapons, Prisoners

11/9/2025

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Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal announced a special operation to recover looted weapons and rearrest escaped prisoners after Gen Z-led protests.
At a Kathmandu FNCCI economic event, Aryal reported that 9,521 of 14,549 escaped prisoners have returned, leaving 5,105 at large.
He noted that most of the 710 looted weapons have been recovered.
He called for cooperation between the government and the private sector to maintain law and order.

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Story summary

Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal announced a special operation to recover looted weapons and rearrest escaped prisoners after Gen Z-led protests.
At a Kathmandu FNCCI economic event, Aryal reported that 9,521 of 14,549 escaped prisoners have returned, leaving 5,105 at large.
He noted that most of the 710 looted weapons have been recovered.
He called for cooperation between the government and the private sector to maintain law and order.