16 convicts walk out of Mizoram jail on forged court orders in Lunglei; 10 held
Sixteen convicts escaped from Lunglei jail in Mizoram over four months using forged court release orders, with the fraud uncovered in April 2026 when the district sessions court found no record of the release orders. Ten of the escaped convicts have been recaptured, while five remain at large and one has died since release. A 22-year-old inmate, Jeremiah Lalthangtura, is suspected of orchestrating the scheme with outside accomplices.
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16 convicts walk out of Mizoram jail on forged court orders in Lunglei; 10 heldThe fraud, which began in January this year, was detected last week when the Lunglei district sessions court could not find the records for orders to release some inmatesPublished on: Apr 30, 2026 5:08 PM ISTBy Sangzuala Hmar, AizawlShare viaCopy link Sixteen convicts serving their prison term in southern Mizoram’s Lunglei jail have walked out of jail over the last four months on the basis of forged court documents, police said on Thursday.Police said five of the 16 convicts were still missing.The fraud, which began in January this year, was discovered last week when the Lunglei district sessions court could not find the records for orders to release some inmates, said Lalruatsanga, deputy superintendent at…
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