Three Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, who escaped from Hazaribagh’s Jai Prakash Narayan Central Jail on Monday morning were arrested within 15 hours from various locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal, said police.
The escape was reported at around 7 AM on June 9.
The detainees were identified as Rina Khan alias Fina Devi (29) from Dhaka, Nipah Akhtar Khushi (24) from Chattogram, and Mohammad Nazmul Gang (22) from Bagerhat district
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The police said they escaped the detention ward by removing the barbed wire from the jail’s boundary wall. All three had been held at the detention ward of the Central Jail under charges related to illegal entry and use of forged documents.
A statement issued by the police said Rina Khan was transferred to the Hazaribagh Detention Centre from Jamtara Jail on February 4, 2022. Nipah Akhtar Khushi was shifted on September 28, 2024 and Gang was brought to the centre on March 1, 2025.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Jail Superintendent Jitendra Kumar said that a case has been registered in connection with the escape.
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An internal inquiry is being conducted to examine the breach in jail security.
A Special Investigation Team was formed to search for the detainees, and based on surveillance and location data, teams were sent to Tisri in Giridih and Mihijam in Jamtara. Two other teams were also sent to Bangaon and Kolkata in West Bengal.
In Bangaon, with local police assistance, Nipah Akhtar Khushi and Mohammad Nazmul Gang were located and taken into custody. Based on information from the Kolkata team, Fina Devi was also arrested from Dhanbad Railway Station.
The police said they escaped the detention ward by removing the barbed wire from the jail’s boundary wall 
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