9 detainees absconded from Dhanusha’s custody

Janakpurdham: Nine detainees have escaped after breaking the ventilation of the custody at the District Police Office, Dhanusha.

According to District Police Office Spokesperson Ranjan Awale, nine of the 10 detainees escaped this morning.

Spokesperson Awale said one of the absconders, Satyam Jha, has been arrested. All the absconding detainees were arrested in drug and theft cases. Spokesman Awale said the detainees escaped by cutting ventilation with a ‘hacksaw blade’ used to cut the rod.

The investigation is taking place how the hacksaw blade reached the access of detainees, he informed. Meanwhile, the police have made public the names of the absconding detainees.

According to the police, Amit Kumar Jha, Ranjit Mandal, Roshan Mandal, Bhaskar Yadav, and Bishal Mukhiya were arrested on a charge of their involvement in a drug case while Sumit Mestar, Manish Mandal, and Vicky Karki were held in the indecent behavior case.

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