Overview

• The breakout occurred around 6 a.m. during routine chores and breakfast when six inmates assaulted the duty guard and fled through the main gate of Dharmanagar Sub-Jail at Kalikapur.
• The injured guard was hospitalized at Dharmanagar District Hospital and officials described his condition as stable.
• The escapees include life convict Sunil Debbarma and undertrials Abdul Pata, Rahim Ali, Narayan Chandra Dutta, Rosan Ali and Nazim Uddin.
• Officials said Dutta is a Bangladeshi national and Pata had been arrested earlier under the NDPS Act, reflecting cross-jurisdictional concerns.
• Superintendent of Police Avinash Kumar Rai is leading the manhunt with all stations alerted, exit points sealed and the BSF asked to enforce strict border vigilance, and no recaptures have been announced.