Overview

• Reena Khan, Nipha Akhtar Khushi and Md Nazmul Haldhar broke through a window grille at the detention centre on June 9, triggering a state-wide manhunt.
• Coordinated raids by Jharkhand and West Bengal police led to Haldhar’s arrest at Dhanbad railway station and the two women’s capture in Bongaon near the Bangladesh border.
• The three nationals were being held pending deportation after serving sentences for illegal entry and use of forged documents.
• The Hazaribagh facility has a record of security lapses, including escapes of two Bangladeshi detainees in March 2021 and a Myanmar national later that year.
• They are being returned to Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail to face prosecution under the Foreigners Act as repatriation efforts remain stalled by unresponsive Bangladeshi authorities.