Manhunt continues after massive jailbreak at Karachi’s Malir prison

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KARACHI: An important search operation is underway after 213 prisoners escaped from the Malir jail in Karachi during the earthquake’s evacuation.

Although authorities have restored more than 80 escapees, efforts are underway and efforts are underway to detain more than 130 people, which are largely left.

At least one prisoner was killed and several security personnel were injured.

Jail Superintendent Irshad Shah said the breakout happened when prisoners of constituencies 4 and 5 temporarily moved from their barracks as a safety measure during the earthquake activity. “More than 600 prisoners were out of their cells at the time, in the coming disorder, 213 benefited and escaped,” he said.

Sindh Home Minister, Zia -ul -Hassan Langar, has described the incident as a very serious backward in recent years. He said that after the evacuation, 700 to 1,000 prisoners gathered near the central gate, where about 100 prisoners opened the gate and fled. “About 46 46 have been caught, and we expect the rest to be reproduced soon,” he added.

The minister confirmed that all the escapees have been identified and raids are underway in their residence and adjoining areas. He also confirmed that the Chief Minister had been briefed and he had personally directed him to meet in jail.

The Lungar dismissed preliminary reports of structural damage, saying that the escape came from the main gate and not because of any collapse of the wall. He indicated the possible negligence of the staff and announced the formation of an inquiry committee for investigation, and promised strict disciplinary action against those who were responsible.

Inspector General Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon, who visited the jail, explained that Malir has a large number of prisoners involved in drug -related affairs, which have many psychological problems, which makes them relatively easier to track and recapture them. He rejected any premature plan behind the escape and praised the police and Rangers for their rapid response.

Jail brake

Since the earthquake felt, prisoners of the two circles, who were brought out, attacked security personnel. IG Memon and other officials told Geo News that Frontier Corps personnel initially tried to stop the prisoners from sticks before resorting to air firing, but were controlled, causing them to escape the prisoners.

Police have reported that three Frontier Corps officer and a jail staff were injured during the chaos, and a prisoner was killed, although authorities have not yet revealed the prisoner’s identity or case.

A joint operation comprising police, Rangers, Frontier Corps, Special Security Unit (SSU), and Rapid Response Force (RRF) was launched to detect the escape. Law enforcement agencies have since taken full control of the jail.

As a result, the IT room servers and goods were damaged, and its doors were damaged. The room also has a prisoner’s data. Many other rooms were vandalized, and other infrastructure damage was seen as well as bullet marks and shells throughout the prison.

The families of the prisoners have arrived in jail to seek information, forcing the police to release a list of escaped prisoners.

Security has been developed around the jail, which includes Shah Latif Town, Quaidabad, and several Katchi population. Nevertheless, the number of police personnel is low, and when the checkpoints are located, no major packet has been made to completely control the situation.

The jail, which was currently kept about 6,022 prisoners, mostly drug criminals now face the ongoing challenges as cases will be registered against all escape under the law.

A repetitive prisoner, Siraj, described the panic: “When the earthquake hit, everyone started to break the door. Many people fled. I was arrested in connection with the weapons and hid after escaping.”

It should be noted that it is a custom to bring out the prisoners of their prison cells during the emergency.

However, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that despite the complaints of the prisoners, bringing the prisoners out of their barracks is not the right move.

“Although nothing like this is good, I am an engineering student and if there are repeated earthquakes, it means there will be no major earthquake,” CM said while talking during a program in Metropolis.

He also warned the prisoners that they should surrender, otherwise, they would face severe cases, including terrorism, as most of the escapees were involved in minor crimes.