Aizawl: A convict who escaped from Champhai prison was detained in Myanmar on Friday and handed over to Mizoram police.Lalthakima (40), of Chawngtlai in Khawzawl district, was serving a 20-year sentence for raping a minor under the Pocso Act, 2012.Hualngoram police detained him in Myanmar’s western Chin state and handed him over at Zokhawthar following a joint operation with Champhai police, reports said.Three inmates escaped the prison on Aug 16. Lalthlamuana (21), of Champhai Jail Veng, was rearrested at Zokhawthar in Sept. With Lalthakima back in custody, one of the three prison escapees remains at large.
