Shillong: A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder escaped from the Jowai District Jail in Meghalaya on Wednesday.
The escapee has been identified as Shiningstar Pala, a convict in a murder case and this was the second time he broke from the prison.
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An inquiry has been initiated and the police are on a hunt to nab the suspect.
Reportedly, the escapee had fled from the jail even in May 2017.
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However, he was nabbed by the police after they were tracked down as he along with three others had stolen mobile phones from a mobile store in Ummulong.
The police are not trying to trace Pala and said that soon he will be nabbed.