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Nepal: Amid Gen Z protest, prisoners escape after arson at Rajbiraj jail
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The prison's chief, Ganga Yogi, confirmed the arson attack sparked the fire, prompting security personnel to fire tear gas in an attempt to regain control. Despite their efforts, some inmates managed to flee the facility, which housed 397 prisoners at the time.
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Mozambique: At least 33 people killed, 15 injured and 1500 prisoners escap
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday that 150 of the prisoners who escaped from the prison in Maputo have been recaptured.
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Haiti government declares state of emergency after thousands of prisoners
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Haiti government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after thousands of prisoners escaped from its largest prison, Haiti's National Penitentiary, during a surge of gang violence that has upended the Caribbean nation for months, reported CNN.
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Haiti: Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a post on X, one of Haiti's Police Unions pleaded for all officers in the capital with access to cars and weapons to support police fighting to have control over the penitentiary.
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Mizoram: 3 women prisoners escape from Aizawl jail, lookout notice issued
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Mizoram Police has issued a lookout notice for three escaped under-trial prisoners of Aizawl's Central Women Jail.
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Pakistan: Initial probe into Chaman jailbreak reveals serious security lap
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The forces have not been able to re-arrest 13 of those prisoners even after four days of the jailbreak.
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Pakistan: Prisoners escape after attacking officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the police, the prisoners attacked the officials when they were leaving their barracks for Eid ul Adha prayers. The police said that the prisoners snatched a weapon from a jail official and fled from the spot.
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Assam: Two prisoners serving life sentence escapes from Silchar Central Ja
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to police, both escaped prisoners were serving life sentences. The jailbreak incident happened on Wednesday night.
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9 inmates escape from jail in Nagaland's Mon, search operation launched
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
As many as nine inmates of a district jail escaped in Nagaland's Mon, following which a massive search operation was launched to nab the fled prisoner, according to an official on Sunday.
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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Dozen of prisoners escape police custody from Lahore court lockup
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan] December 7 (ANI): At least 12 undertrial prisoners escaped from police custody following clashes between two groups while being produced before a local court in Lahore on Monday, reported Dawn.
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7 prisoners escape from prison in Cambodia: police chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Stung Treng [Cambodia], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua) Seven dangerous escapees are being sought after breaking out of the Stung Treng Provincial Prison in Northeastern Cambodia early Monday, said Major General Aun Sivutha, police chief of Stung Treng province.
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