Meghalaya: Last of the absconding prisoners of Jowai jail re-arrested

Rikmenlang Lamare, the last of the 6 absconding prisoners from Jowai Jail, has been apprehended by the Village Defence Party (VDP) Barato Area and the members of the Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation Barato Unit on Tuesday. 

Rikmenlang has been nabbed by the VDP and the HITO at around 11 AM and was later handed to the Police Department of West Jaintia Hills. 

After receiving news that Rikmenlang has been hiding in the area, VDP secretary Resto Sten along with the members of the HITO acting on the tip-off pursued to find Rikmenlang.