{"id":76436,"date":"2025-06-03T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76436"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:51:32","slug":"213-prisoners-escaped-from-malir-jail-78-rearrested-ig-sindh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/213-prisoners-escaped-from-malir-jail-78-rearrested-ig-sindh\/","title":{"rendered":"213 prisoners escaped from Malir Jail, 78 rearrested: IG Sindh"},"content":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police<\/a> (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Tuesday <\/span>revealed<\/span>\u00a0213\u00a0<\/span>inmates<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>escaped<\/span> Malir Jail,\u00a0<\/span>of which 78 have\u00a0<\/span>since\u00a0<\/span>been rearrested.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u00a0Sindh IG <\/span>said<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0escaped\u00a0<\/a><\/span>prisoners<\/span>\u00a0from Malir Jail who\u00a0<\/span>surrender\u00a0<\/span>willingly\u00a0<\/span>will be\u00a0<\/span>dealt<\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>in a lenient manner<\/span>. However, he\u00a0<\/span>clarified<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span> those<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>arrested<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>law enforcement\u00a0<\/span>officials\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>dealt<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sternly under the law<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Memon\u00a0<\/span>affirmed<\/span>\u00a0that a total of 213\u00a0<\/span>prisoners<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>escaped,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>78\u00a0<\/span>having<\/span>\u00a0been rearrested<\/span>\u00a0so far<\/span>, while\u00a0<\/span>approximately 138 are still missing from the jail.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contrary to\u00a0<\/span>reports<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that had emerged<\/span>, Sindh IG Ghulam Nabi Memon clarified that the\u00a0<\/span>prisoners<\/span> did not escape by breaching <\/span>the prison wall, but\u00a0<\/span>had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>left<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>via<\/span>\u00a0the jail gate.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>pointed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>most<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of the\u00a0<\/span>Malir Jail\u00a0<\/span>prisoners\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>addicts, and\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0impaired cognitive\u00a0<\/span>functions<\/span>, they <\/span>might<\/span>\u00a0not have\u00a0<\/span>realized<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>implications<\/span>\u00a0of their actions.
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Following\u00a0<\/span>a recent earthquake, the\u00a0<\/span>prisoners<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>had<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>assembled\u00a0<\/span>in an open\u00a0<\/span>compound<\/span> as a precaution against getting hurt <\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>falling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>buildings<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Sindh IG <\/span>said<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>special<\/span>\u00a0teams\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0being\u00a0<\/span>set<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>catch<\/span> the remaining fugitives,<\/span>\u00a0and operations are\u00a0<\/span>continuing<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>area<\/span>.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0<\/span>that Frontier Constabulary (FC)\u00a0<\/span>officers<\/span>\u00a0had\u00a0<\/span>attempted<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>block<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>escaping<\/span>\u00a0prisoners and were\u00a0<\/span>compelled<\/span>\u00a0to fire warning shots\u00a0<\/span>because<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>escapees<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>too<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many escapees<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>In<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>melee<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0prisoner\u00a0<\/span>lost his life<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>while<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0FC personnel\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>injured<\/span>. IG Sindh\u00a0<\/span>commended<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>FC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>personnel’s bravery\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>quick<\/span>\u00a0response<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>stating<\/span>\u00a0that their\u00a0<\/span>quick<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>response<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>averted<\/span>\u00a0a much\u00a0<\/span>wider<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>breakout<\/span>.
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\nThe\u00a0<\/span>authorities continue to\u00a0<\/span>appeal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the remaining escapees to surrender\u00a0<\/span>themselves\u00a0<\/span>voluntarily to\u00a0<\/span>avoid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>further<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>legal\u00a0<\/span>consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ghulam Nabi Memon on Tuesday revealed\u00a0213\u00a0inmates\u00a0escaped Malir Jail,\u00a0of which 78 have\u00a0since\u00a0been rearrested. \u00a0Sindh IG said\u00a0the\u00a0escaped\u00a0prisoners\u00a0from Malir Jail who\u00a0surrender\u00a0willingly\u00a0will be\u00a0dealt\u00a0with\u00a0in a lenient manner. However, he\u00a0clarified\u00a0that those\u00a0arrested\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0law enforcement\u00a0officials\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0dealt\u00a0with\u00a0sternly under the law. Memon\u00a0affirmed\u00a0that a total of 213\u00a0prisoners\u00a0escaped,\u00a0with\u00a078\u00a0having\u00a0been rearrested\u00a0so far, while\u00a0approximately 138 are still missing from the jail. Contrary to\u00a0reports\u00a0that had emerged, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":36614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20894,29243,29244],"class_list":["post-76436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-ig-sindh","tag-prisoners-escape-malir-jail","tag-sindh-ig-ghulam-nabi-memon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76438,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76436\/revisions\/76438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}