Prisoner who escaped from Kalaburagi jail arrested

Prisoner who escaped from Kalaburagi jail arrested Updated – August 20, 2026 09: 03 pm IST – KALABURAGI.

Key points

• The Bidar Police on Thursday arrested Mastan Kamalapur, the last of the three prisoners who escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison lately.
• Three prisoners, including Mastan, lately escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison by scaling its wall.
• The police introduced a search at various places to trace him.
• The police have taken Mastan into custody.

For context, the Bidar Police on Thursday arrested Mastan Kamalapur, the last of the three prisoners who escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison lately.

Mastan Kamalapur, who was lodged in prison in connection with a POCSO case, was apprehended during a police operation in Islamapur village in Basavakalyan taluk of Bidar district in the morning.

Three prisoners, including Mastan, lately escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison by scaling its wall. While two of them were arrested earlier, Mastan remained at sizeable till he was arrested.

For context, the police introduced a search at various places to trace him. He was finally arrested in Islamapur by the Bidar Police, bringing the search for all three escaped prisoners to an end.

For context, the police have taken Mastan into custody. They have initiated further legal proceedings.

In short, prisoner who escaped from Kalaburagi jail arrested is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.