Depot riot: 61 Rohingya still at large, manhunt continues, say cops


BANDAR BAHARU: With 61 still at large, the manhunt for the Rohingya inmates who escaped from the Relau temporary immigration detention depot in Sungai Bakap here will continue.

Kedah police chief Comm Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said as of 3pm on Monday (April 25), a total of 467 of the escapees have been returned to custody.

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