Nakhu Jail

Nakhu Jail is a jail in Nepal that was established in 2007 BS in the existing, money printing area in Lalitpur District. The facility has an area of 35 ropanies and 12 ana. There is a road in the eastern part of the jail, a school in the west, residential area in the north and Nakhu river in the south.
There are two separate blocks for males and females in the Jail. Each block has a capacity to accommodate 250 inmates. There were plans to upgrade it with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 inmates in 2077 BS but was postponed.
There is also a Community Rehabilitation Center and a Drug Rehabilitation Center inside the jail.

Notable inmates

Mohammad Aftab Alam-suspended member of the House of Representatives for charge against the crime of production of explosives and murder.
KP Sharma Oli-as political prisoner
Padma Ratna Tuladhar-as political prisoner

Jailbreaks

C. P. Mainali escaped the jail when he was taken as political prisoner
A British inmate escaped the jail in October 2018. He was arrested the next day.
During the 2025 Nepalese Gen Z protests, the prison was attacked and set on fire by protesters on 9 September, triggering a jailbreak that led to the escape of all inmates.