Agartala, Oct 1, 2025

Six inmates — five undertrial prisoners and one convicted person — escaped from a jail in Tripura in the wee hours of Wednesday, officials said.

A North Tripura district administration official said that the six inmates, including one serving life imprisonment, escaped from Dharmanagar Sub-Jail at Kalikapur after attacking a guard with sharp weapons.

The incident took place when the jail personnel brought the inmates out of their cell for breakfast and for their daily ablutions.

The injured jail staff Bedu Miah is currently under treatment at the Dharmanagar District Hospital and his condition is said to be stable now.

Officials said that immediately after the incident, a massive search operation was launched by various teams of security forces and the hunt for t

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