Ranchi, June 10 -- Three Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, escaped from the detention centre located in the Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail premises in Hazaribagh, officials said on Monday. The escape, which reportedly took place late Friday night or early Saturday morning, has triggered alarm within the local administration of Hazaribagh.

All three prisoners are foreign nationals who were detained on charges of living illegally in India. The absconding persons have been identified as Reena Khan alias Fina Devi, Nazmul, and Nipah Akhtar Khushi. Following the incident, police have launched raids at several locations and issued alerts to neighbouring districts.

As soon as the incident was revealed, the police and security agencie...