Kathmandu. Rupandehi: Former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has been lodged in a separate prison in Rupandehi since the beginning in view of the security situation, according to the Rupandehi Prison Office.

According to a press release issued by the Prison Office on Thursday, Ravi Lamichhane, who has been lodged in a cooperative fraud and organized crime case for the last four months, has been kept in a separate room and a separate toilet has also been arranged in the room.

“The plywood in the window of the room has been removed and the net has been placed. Telephone and meeting facilities provided to him from the beginning continue. Jail Administrator Suresh Bhandari said in a statement. ’

The prison administration has been making arrangements for further treatment of the sick prisoners by transferring them to the local hospital and on the recommendation of doctors as per the need.

“The prison office is committed to maintaining peace, security and creating a human rights friendly environment by maintaining reconciliation among all the detainees. “The prison office requests all concerned to publish the true facts by taking official notice from this office while publishing the news inside the prison,” the statement said. ’

According to a press release issued by the office, various news reports have been published in the media for the last few days regarding rupandehi jail.

Rupandehi Jail, which has a capacity to hold a total of 250 prisoners, currently has 640 inmates. The office has been providing services as per the law on time by mobilizing the resources available in the prison even when there are more than three times the capacity of the prisoners.

“According to the physical structure and capacity of the prison, the prisoners have been provided with the facility of eating, staying, dingulling, reading (school education magazines), watching television and meeting and telephone to relatives. the statement said.

According to the Prison Act 2079 and prison regulations, additional facilities have also been provided to disabled, disabled, senior citizens and people with security risks. Apart from the positive discrimination as per the law regarding providing additional facilities, there is no other discrimination between prisoners.

According to rupandehi prison office, the jail administration has been monitoring the situation inside the prison from time to time, listening to the grievances of the prisoners and addressing them to the best of their resources.