AJK police arrests two escaped prisoners

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Kashmir (AJK) Police succeeded in arresting the two prisoners out of 19 who escaped from District Jail Rawalakot four days back,

19 prisoners escaped from Rawalakot jail, and one of them was killed during the escape. Among those who escaped were more than seven death row inmates.

Despite a massive search operation involving modern equipment, drones, and a hefty reward of Rs30 lakh to Rs1 crore per prisoner for information leading to their capture, the escapees remain at large, after which the IG Azad Kashmir assigned the task of re-arresting the escaped prisoners to Additional SP Mirpur Khawar Ali Shaukat and SP Bagh Khurram Iqbal.

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Both the SPs along with a heavy police force began large-scale raiding operations at various locations. 

On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, the police team, led by SP Khawar Ali and SP Khurram Iqbal, arrested Usman, the most important absconding death row prisoner, during an operation in the nearby forest of Rawalakot.

In a second police operation, the escaped prisoner Faizan Aziz was also arrested.

The police stated that operations are ongoing to arrest the remaining fugitive prisoners, and all will be apprehended soon.

The escape has led to a security lockdown in all jails across Azad Kashmir. The government has suspended the Superintendent of Rawalakot Jail and other staff members for their alleged negligence. A judicial commission has been formed to investigate the incident.