Kathmandu: More than 3,700 inmates who escaped from various jails amid last week's violent protests in Nepal have been arrested again, police confirmed on Sunday.

Deputy Inspector General Binod Ghimire, the spokesperson for Nepal Police, stated that by Sunday afternoon, 3,723 fugitives had been brought back to custody.

However, as 10,320 prisoners are still at large, he urged the public to remain alert.

Some of the prisoners returned voluntarily while Indian police also helped to arrest those who tried to escape to India, he said.

A campaign by the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force to arrest the escaped prisoners is underway, DIG Ghimire said.

The prisoners had escaped on September 9 due to the vandalism, arson and demonstration following the Gen-Z protests against corruption and a ban on various social media sites that forced Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign.

PTI