Barabanki, July 18: A Tihar Jail inmate, who had escaped from the prison about a year ago, was arrested and 500 gm of opium seized from his possession. Superintendent of Police Raghuvir Lal yesterday said that police arrested a person under suspicious conditions at the Lucknow-Sultanpur National Highway last morning and during interrogation, the person identified himself as one - Purnamasi. 500 gm of opium was also recovered from him, the SP added.

He later admitted to be a prisoner from Tihar Jail who had fled from the jail about a year ago.

Bureau Report