Overview
- Twelve Bangladeshi nationals escaped from the temporary detention centre at Narsingarh on September 29 and one has been recaptured as the search continues.
- Tripura Police registered a case on October 1 under Section 262 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following a complaint from the State Detention Centre.
- A Social Welfare and Social Education department official said the detainees had completed custody for passport or related violations and were waiting to be deported.
- Official accounts have differed on the total number of escapees in earlier reports, with one police spokesperson citing 10 and another account reporting 18.
- A separate October 1 jailbreak saw six prisoners escape from Dharmanagar sub-jail in North Tripura, two later recaptured, and authorities say security at Narsingarh has been reinforced.