Hazaribagh Jail Escapees Caught in Maharashtra Brick Kiln After Daring Breakout

• Three prisoners, Dev Bhuiyan, Rahul Rajwar, and Jitendra Rawani, escaped from Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan Central Jail in Hazaribagh on December 31, 2025.
• Hazaribagh Police arrested the escapees from a brick kiln in Karmala police station area, Solapur district, Maharashtra.
• The inmates cut window rods, used bedsheets as ropes, and scaled walls, planning their escape for a month.
• They traveled extensively by TOTO, pickup, local train, and express train to reach Maharashtra.
• All three were serving sentences for POCSO cases; Dev Bhuiyan had a history of jailbreaks, including from Dhanbad jail.

Why It Matters: Three Hazaribagh jail escapees were apprehended in Maharashtra, highlighting a planned, elaborate breakout.