Nakhu Jail (Nepali:नख्खु कारागार, Nakhu Karagar) was established in 2007 BS in the existing, money printing area (Taksar department) in
Lalitpur District, Nepal
Lalitpur District (, in Bagmati Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur, Nepal, Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 337, ...
. The facility has an area of 35 ropanies and 12 ana (about 1.8 hectares). There is a road in the eastern part of the jail, a school in the west, residential area in the north and
Nakhu river in the south.
There are two separate blocks for males and females in the Jail. Each block has a capacity to accommodate 250 inmates. There are plans to upgrade it with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 inmates in 2077 BS.
There is also a Community Rehabilitation Center and a Drug Rehabilitation Center inside the jail.
Notable inmates
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Mohammad Aftab Alam-suspended member of the House of Representatives for charge against the crime of production of explosives and murder.
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KP Sharma Oli
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (; born 22 February 1952), commonly known as K. P. Sharma Oli or simply K. P. Oli (English pronunciation: , ), is a Nepalese politician who is serving as the prime minister of Nepal since 15 July 2024.
Chairman of the ...
-as political prisoner
*
Padma Ratna Tuladhar
Padma Ratna Tuladhar () (1940–2018) was a Nepalese politician and human rights activist. A resident of Kathmandu, he played an instrumental role in bringing the Nepali Maoists to mainstream politics from armed struggle.
He was elected to the Ra ...
-as political prisoner
Jailbreaks
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C. P. Mainali
Chandra Prakash Mainali more commonly known as C. P. Mainali (born August 22, 1951, in Chokpur, Taplejung District) is a communist politician in Nepal and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal.
Political life
Jhapa revolt
In the early 1970 ...
escaped the jail when he was taken as political prisoner
*A British inmate escaped the jail in October 2018. He was arrested the next day.
See also
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List of prisons in Nepal
This is list of prisons in Nepal.
Koshi Province
* Bhojpur Jail
* Morang Jail
* Dhankuta jail
* Dolakha Jail
* Ilam Jail
* Jhapa Jail
* Jhumka regional prison
* Okhaldhunga Jail
* Panchthar Jail
* Sankhuwasabha Jail
* Solukhumbu Jail
* Taplejun ...
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Prisons in Nepal