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67 Prisoners Still at Large After Malir Jailbreak

67 Prisoners Still at Large After Malir Jailbreak

Still, 67 inmates of the prison have been at large after the incident late on Monday, June 02.

Overall, 225 inmates had escaped during the incident, officials said.

Scores of absconding prisoners were rearrested by the police in operations or sent back to jail by their families, officials earlier said.

Police conducting raids on their homes for arrest of remaining absconding prisoners. Police department has constituted teams for arrest of the fleeing prisoners, according to officials.

An investigation has been underway by a team of officials, collecting evidence of the incident from Malir Jail barracks, offices and other spots.

Absence of the CCTV cameras in the prison has been a major obstacle in the investigation, officials earlier said.

The Sindh government relieved the IG Jails Sindh, also suspending DIG Jails and the Malir Jail Superintendent.

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