After Mass Nepal Jailbreak, Some Prisoners Surrender

Source: International Business Times

Kathmandu's Nakhu prison bears the scars of the unrest, which saw parliament and government buildings torched AFP Days after escaping alongside 13,500 others in a giant jailbreak during deadly anti-corruption protests in Nepal, Avinash Rai rubbed his belly after a meal -- and strolled back into prison. The 46-year-old convicted smuggler stunned relatives when he turned up at their Kathmandu home during last week's chaos, in which protesters torched the parliament and toppled the government. The violence left at least 73 dead and saw security collapse across the capital, with inmates streaming out of fire-damaged jails countrywide.