The death toll in youth-led that turned violent last week has risen to 51, according to the police.
“51 people have died so far this week in the protests, including at least 21 protestors and three policemen,” police spokesman Binod Ghimire told Agence France-Presse news agency.
Ghimire said that nine prisoners were also among those who were killed during the protests.
The scale of the public furore that toppled the government is beginning to emerge, now that a semblance of normality is returning to Kathmandu, which was the epicenter of the protests.
During , thousands of prisoners also escaped from multiple jails countrywide with many still on the run, Ghimire added.
“About 13,500 prisoners had escaped — some have been recaptured, 12,533 are still at large,” Ghimire said.
Some of the prisoners have tried to cross the vast and porous frontier into India, where scores have been detained by the Indian border forces.
Who will be Nepal’s interim prime minister?
Nepal’s former chief justice, Sushila Karki, is , a source aware of the talks told Reuters news agency on Friday.
“Sushila Karki will be appointed interim prime minister,” said a constitutional expert consulted by President Ramchandra Paudel and army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel, who sought anonymity as the negotiations are sensitive.
“They (Gen Z) want her. This will happen today,” the source added, referring to the ‘Gen Z’ protesters who led the protests.
Karki’s appointment is likely to be announced after a meeting at Paudel’s residence on Friday, according to a Gen Z source involved in the talks.
Edited by: Kieran Burke
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