How murder convict escaped Sundhara Jail and hid in plain sight

Sapana Tamang, serving a 25-year sentence for abducting and killing a six-year-old girl, escaped Sundhara Central Jail before being rearrested in Kathmandu. Police say she planned to build a life outside prison with a man she met through jail visits.

At around 2:30 pm on Monday, a young woman sat quietly inside the legal section of the Valley Crime Investigation Office in Teku. She wore a black-and-white floral kurta, with a jacket marked “detained” draped over it. Officers moved in and out of the room, but she remained still, speaking little.