Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Three escaped prisoners caught in Maharashtra
Three prisoners who were serving life sentences for crimes against children escaped from a jail in Jharkhand.
They cut through the bars of a window, used a bedsheet as a rope to climb down, and then scaled the walls to get out.
They traveled to Bihar and then to Maharashtra, where they worked at a brick kiln.
The police formed special teams to find them and eventually caught them in a village in Maharashtra.
The prisoners were brought back to Jharkhand.
Three prisoners escaped from Hazaribag Central Jail in Jharkhand on December 31.
They cut iron bars, used a bedsheet as a rope, and scaled walls to escape.
The prisoners traveled to Bihar and then to Maharashtra, working at a brick kiln.
Special Investigation Teams were formed to track and capture the escapees.
The prisoners were caught in Karmala, Solapur, Maharashtra on January 11.
- Who
- Deva Bhuiyan, Rahul Rajwar, Jitendra Rawani
- What
- Three prisoners escaped from Hazaribag Central Jail and were later caught in Maharashtra
- When
- Escaped on December 31, caught on January 11
- Where
- Escaped from Hazaribag, Jharkhand; caught in Karmala, Solapur, Maharashtra
- Why
- Not specified in the articles
- Prisoners
- Deva Bhuiyan, Rahul Rajwar, Jitendra Rawani
- Jail
- Hazaribag Central Jail, Jharkhand
- Escape Date
- December 31
- Capture Location
- Karmala, Solapur, Maharashtra
- Capture Date
- January 11
- Sentences
- Life sentences under POCSO Act
- Escape Method
- Cut iron bars, used bedsheet as rope, scaled walls
- Hideout
- Brick kiln in Korthi village