The escapee has been identified as Betsing Jidung, also known John Dimasa Jidung.

A major security lapse has been reported at Haflong Sub-Jail in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where key accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, drummer Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, and co-singer Amrit Prabha Mahanta, are currently lodged. A former cadre of the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) escaped the jail in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.

The escapee has been identified as Betsing Jidung, also known John Dimasa Jidung.

As per inputs, he managed to flee from the jail premises around 12 noon today under circumstances that remain unclear.

Authorities are yet to issue an official statement, and a detailed investigation is underway to ascertain how the inmates managed to escape from a high-s

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