Shillong (Meghalaya ), Sep 10 : 5 undertrial prisoners and 1 convict escaped from a jail in West Jaintia Hills district on today , Sept 10 , after attacking and overpowering the guards.
A murder accused named ‘I Love You Talang’ is among the six.
5 UTP & 1 Convict who escaped from District Prison Jowai today have been identified as I Love You Talang,.Rikmenlang Lamare ,.Lodestar Tang ,Marsanki Tariang,Shidorki Dkhar and Ramesh Dkhar.
All the Six prisoners escaped from the district jail at around 2 am after said that prisoners attacked the jail staff and overpowered them.
A thorough investigation is being held into the incident and efforts are on to locate them