Shillong/Jowai, Sep 12: A day after Ramesh Dkhar and another prisoner had escaped mob fury at Shangpung Thadmuthlong in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday, police arrested Dkhar from Shangpung on Monday around noon. This has been confirmed by the district police chief BD Marak.
When inquired, the SP told The Shillong Times that Dkhar was first spotted by a few people in the area and immediately informed the police, who rushed to the spot to take him away to prevent any untoward incident from happening. “Further action is being initiated in this regard,” Marak said.
It may be mentioned that four undertrial prisoners (UTPs), who were on the run, were lynched at Shangpung Thadmuthlong on Sunday. The lynched UTPs included — I Love You Talang, Lodestar Tang, Shidorki Dkhar and Rikmenlang Lamare. One of the UTPs, Ramesh Dkhar had managed to escape the mob fury.
The other escaped prisoner, Marsanki Tariang, who was serving a jail term after having being convicted under the POCSO Act, had parted ways with the other five soon after escaping from jail.