Chungtia youths credited for capture

All three under-trial prisoners who escaped from District Jail Mokokchung in the early hours of Thursday were rearrested on Friday evening. Police confirmed that the trio were apprehended with the assistance of local volunteers from Chungtia village. The escapees have been identified as Sukam Ali (20), Roshida Ali (26) and Habibullah Islam (21).

Speaking to The Morung Express, the SDPO Mokokchung informed that the escapees were captured at around 4:30 pm near the Milak River (Milak Metongmen) in Chungtia village. Throughout the day, police had intensified search operations after receiving multiple inputs regarding movement in the area. Search teams were deployed along likely escape routes, and assistance was sought from neighbouring villages to block

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