Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Mizo Women Wrongfully Jailed in Nepal Return Home
Six women from Mizoram were tricked into carrying packages, which they later found out contained drugs.
They were arrested in Nepal and sent to prison for many years.
Luckily, there was a big protest and prison break in Nepal, which set the women free.
They were able to contact a woman who helps people and she helped them get back to India.
After a long journey, they finally returned home to their families and were safe again.
Six Mizo women were wrongfully imprisoned in Nepal for drug trafficking.
The women were victims of an international drug syndicate.
They were sentenced to lengthy prison terms and large fines.
Political unrest in Nepal led to a prison break, freeing the women.
The women returned to Mizoram and reunited with their families.
- Who
- Six women from Mizoram
- What
- Wrongfully imprisoned in Nepal for drug trafficking, they were released and returned home.
- When
- Released last month
- Where
- Nepal and Mizoram, India
- Why
- They were victims of an international drug syndicate and were exploited as carriers.
- Victims
- Six Mizo women
- Location of Imprisonment
- Nepal
- Reason for Imprisonment
- Drug trafficking (wrongfully accused)
- Length of Sentences
- 17-20 years plus fines
- How they were freed
- Prison break during political unrest in Nepal
- Current Status
- Reunited with families in Mizoram