Overview
- Officials say about 70 suspected jailbreak fugitives have been caught along the India–Nepal border, including a Bangladeshi national, with most detentions in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and SSB helplines have been activated for stranded Indians.
- Nepal Police figures cited by AFP indicate roughly 12,500 prisoners remain on the run and officials put the protest toll at 51 deaths, as an interim government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki is announced.
- SSB has expanded surveillance and is conducting joint patrols with Nepal’s Armed Police Force, verifying identities at crossings and handing detainees to state police or Nepalese authorities after checks.
- Cross-border movement and trade have been disrupted by curfews and tighter checks, leaving travelers and trucks stranded, though the Sonauli route has reopened and limited cargo is moving again.
- Local responses include drone-supported patrols and additional PAC deployments in Uttar Pradesh, controlled pedestrian-only crossings at Banbasa, and case-by-case handling of detainees who claim Indian nationality.