The villagers of Shangpung village in Meghalaya’s Jaintia hills are accused of beating four of the five under-trial prisoners to death after they escaped from Jowai district prison on Saturday. On Sunday, numerous videos of the assault were shared on social media. The locals can be seen using rods and clubs to beat the escaped captives in the footage.
On September 10, the gang had escaped the Jowai district Jail after a guard had been stabbed. According to sources, one of them is a “I Love You Talang” murder suspect. The other members are Lodestar Tang, Marsanki Tariang, Shidorki Dkhar, Rikmenlang Lamare, and Ramesh Dkhar.
According to a source, Inspector General of Prisons Jerry FK Marak, “Six detainees escaped from the district jail at around 2 am.” The official is investigating the situation in its early stages. R. Rabon, the headman of Shangpung, claimed that after escape, the men hid in a forest nearby. After one of the escapees visited a nearby tea shop to get lunch and was recognised by some locals, they were found.
When the entire village learned about it, they began to pursue the prisoners as they ran into the adjacent forest. The people surrounded the place and beat the fugitives after capturing them. Videos that have surfaced show the mob brutally beating the escapees with bamboo sticks until they pass out.
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