India, Oct. 5 -- In a major security breach, twelve Bangladeshi nationals awaiting deportation escaped from a temporary detention centre in the Narsingarh area on the outskirts of Tripura's Agartala after injuring a security guard.

The incident occurred on September 29 but only came to light after senior state officials confirmed the breakout on Sunday.

All twelve individuals had completed their court-mandated sentences and were being housed at the centre under the jurisdiction of the Airport police station, pending deportation.

Tapan Kumar Das, Director of the Social Welfare and Social Education (SW&SE) Department, informed the media that detainees are typically kept in the centre for 15 to 30 days until deportation processes, known a...