Overview
- Six inmates fled Dharmanagar sub-jail around 6 am on October 1 after attacking guard Bedu Miah with sharp weapons, and he is reported stable in hospital.
- Police rearrested Abdul Pata in South Chandrapur on Wednesday evening in connection with an NDPS case, while five fugitives remain at large.
- The escapees include undertrials Abdul Pata, Rahim Ali, Rosan Ali, Nazim Uddin, and Bangladeshi national Narayan Chandra Dutta, along with life convict Sunil Debbarma.
- A district-wide manhunt is underway led by SP Avinash Kumar Rai with alerts to all stations, sealed exit points toward Assam and Mizoram, and heightened surveillance along the India–Bangladesh border.
- The Jail Department suspended jailor Dhananjoy Bhattacharya and warder Pallab Kanti Bhowmik, with disciplinary proceedings initiated following the security lapse.