Guwahati, May 2 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Aizawl: A four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe a fraud at the Lunglei district jail in south Mizoram, where 16 convicts were fraudulently released over a period of a few months using forged court documents, a senior police officer said on Friday.

Lunglei Superintendent of Police J. Lalmuankima said the ruse came to light recently after a police complaint was filed.

He said 16 convicts serving sentences walked out of the district jail after deceiving prison authorities with forged court orders and fabricated seals.

"Police launched a manhunt immediately after the discrepancy surfaced, as a result of which 12 of the released convicts have since been apprehended, while on...