Two escaped prisoners arrested in Sherpur

Taking advantage of Aug 5 turmoil, 500 prisoners & convicts escaped from Sherpur jail

Sherpur, Aug 30 - Two escaped prisoners of the Sherpur jail were arrested on Thursday night.

The arrestees are Solim Uddin Soli, 70, son of Mohammad Ali of Nonni Poschimpara of Nalitabari upazila and Sohel Mia, 19, son of Mojibur Rahman of Paikura village of Jhenaigati upazila.

Of them, Solim Uddin was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in a case filed under the Women and Child Abuse Act.

Md. Abdur Razzak, an official of RAB-14 Jamalpur camp, confirmed the arrest in a press release on Friday.

They were handed over to the police station and produced in the court on Friday afternoon.

Later, they were sent to the Mymensingh jail under heavy security.

Earlier on August 5, thousands of miscreants attacked Sherpur Jail, damaged and set fire to different facilities. Taking advantage of the turmoil, about 500 convicts and prisoners escaped from the jail.

Later, the RAB started an operation to arrest them.

On Wednesday, the district administration issued a public notification asking the escapists to surrender to a nearby police station or the court.-UNB