Nine detainees escaped from custody of the District Police Office, Dhanusha, by breaking the ventilation on September 22, 2024. Twenty-five-year-old Amit Kumar Jha from Rupaiya, Janakpur Dham Metropolitan City-20; 17-year-old Bishal Mukhiya from Janakpur Dham Metropolitan City-4, 26-year-old Ranjit Mandal from Dhanauji Rural Municipality-7; 33-year-old Roshan Kumar Mandal from Siraha Municipality-13, and 23-year-old Abhashkar Kumar Yadav from Aurahi Rural Municipality-2 were detained in narcotic drug-related cases. Similarly, 18-year-old Sumit Mister from Janakpur Metropolitan City-1, 22-year-old Bikky Karki from Janakpur Dham Metropolitan City-4; and 18-year-old Manish Mandal from Nagarain Municipality-2 were detained for indecent behavior.
One of the absconding detainees, 28-year-old Satyam Jha of Jaleshwar Municipality-5, who was detained in a drug-related case, was apprehended while absconding, as informed by DSP Ranjan Awal of District Police Office, Dhanusha. He also mentioned that efforts are going on to locate the other absconding detainees.