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Dramatic Midnight Escape from Belapur Jail: Two Women Flee Using Saree Ropes, One Recaptured
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News18•03-10-2026, 11:40
Dramatic Midnight Escape from Belapur Jail: Two Women Flee Using Saree Ropes, One Recaptured
- •Two women prisoners escaped from the Belapur RPF station lockup at 2:15 AM.
- •The women broke the lock from inside, made ropes from their sarees, tied them to a generator, and climbed down to escape.
- •Rupali Kailas Kurhade and Shalibai Ashok Pawar were arrested on September 26 for the theft of overhead electric wire from Juinagar railway station.
- •Rupali Kurhade was recaptured around 8:45 AM near Nerul railway station and brought back to Belapur RPF station.
- •Shalibai Pawar is still absconding, raising concerns about the security system of the RPF lockup.
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At around 2:15 AM, the two women broke the lock of the lockup door from the inside, reached the balcony via the back door, and used their sarees tied to a generator as a rope to climb down.
The Belapur RPF arrested them on September 26 in connection with the theft of overhead electric wire from the railway godown at Juinagar railway station.
Not yet; Rupali Kurhade was found and taken back into custody near the Nerul railway station at around 8:45 AM, but Shalibai Pawar remains absconding.
