JHAPA: Two inmates, who had fled during the Gen-Z movement, were apprehended today from their residence.

According to Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, spokesperson for the District Police Office, the individuals taken into custody are 33-year-old Saroj Paudel from Birtamod Municipality–8 and 25-year-old Pankraj Mainali, also from the same locality.

The two had escaped from the Anarmani Area Police Office in Birtamod amid the protests. They were being held for investigation on drug-related offenses.

Following their arrest, both were returned to the Anarmani police office. Previously, 27-year-old Isarap Khatun and 22-year-old BikashTudu, who live in Ward 4, Ramchok of Bahradashi Rural Municipality, were detained with firearms taken during the Gen-Z protests.