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Tripura Jailbreak: One Escapee Caught as Manhunt Widens for Five Still at Large

Border controls were tightened to block any escape beyond Tripura.

Overview

  • Six inmates fled Dharmanagar sub-jail around 6 am after attacking the guard-in-charge with sharp weapons, and the injured guard, Bedu Miah, is stable in hospital.
  • The escapees included five undertrials and life convict Sunil Debbarma, according to officials.
  • Police rearrested undertrial Abdul Patta in South Chandrapur on Wednesday evening, while five others remain on the run.
  • The fugitives were named as Najim Uddin, Md. Rahim Ali, Rosan Ali, Abdul Patta, Narayan Chandra Dutta and Sunil Debbarma, with Dutta identified as a Bangladeshi national.
  • North Tripura SP Avinash Kumar Rai is leading large-scale searches, with all stations alerted, exit points sealed, and the BSF asked to maintain strict vigil along the India–Bangladesh border.