India, June 4 -- Two inmates who had escaped from the Nongpoh Civil Hospital in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district while undergoing treatment on November 15, 2024, have been arrested separately over the past week, police said on Wednesday.

The Ri-Bhoi Police, along with their counterparts in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills, nabbed Pappu Chettri alias Robert Chettri (32), a resident of Mawsyntai village, Ri-Bhoi district, on Tuesday. They arrested Sunil Das (29), a resident of Dudhnoi in Assam's Goalpara district, on May 29.

The duo, who had been on the run for six months, were in jail for separate cases. Ri-Bhoi superintendent of police (SP) Vivekananda Singh said, "The coordinated effort with North Garo Hills Police was crucial in tracing and a...