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Rawalpindi Police Enforce Strict 20-Point SOP After 14 Undertrial Prisoners Escape Kahuta Custody
The Rawalpindi Police have issued a strict 20-point SOP for prisoner transport following the escape of 14 undertrial inmates from Kahuta custody. The new rules mandate double-handcuffing anchored to vehicles, rotate guards daily, ban roadside meal stops, and prohibit mobile phone use and social media video recording during transit.
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by News Desk
2026-07-03
Rawalpindi Police Enforce Strict 20-Point SOP After 14 Undertrial Prisoners Escape Kahuta Custody

Detailed Report

  • The Security Overhaul: Following a massive security failure that allowed 14 undertrial prisoners to escape custody while returning from the Kahuta courts, the Rawalpindi Police Headquarters has enacted a sweeping security overhaul. Under direct orders from the Superintendent of Police (SP) Headquarters, a stringent new 20-point Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been put into immediate effect to govern all future inmate transfers between Central Jail Adiala and regional judicial complexes.

  • The Catalyzing Escape: The rigid directives follow an aggressive manhunt targeting the escaped suspects. While police tracking teams successfully recaptured 12 of the absconders, two dangerous suspects remain at large. Law enforcement units continue to carry out intelligence-led raids on their known hideouts, family residences, and ancestral homes. The initial inquiry exposed severe negligence and a complete breakdown of operational discipline among the transport escort teams, prompting the complete reconstruction of transfer protocols.

  • Tightening Operational Protocols: The fresh directives institute aggressive physical security measures designed to minimize escape vectors during transit. Inmates will now be secured using a double-handcuff system physically anchored to the prison van's internal structural lock-up framework. Crucially, the operational teams—including both the armed police guards and the transport drivers—will be completely rotated on a daily basis to prevent the formation of familiar relationships or collusion between guards and high-profile inmates.

  • Logistical Strictness and Accountability: The SOP eliminates unscheduled route variations, mandating that prison vans travel directly between destinations without intermediate stops. If an emergency vehicle breakdown or logistical delay occurs, the transport must be parked exclusively within the secure perimeter of the nearest official police station or police post. Additionally, filming or recording digital videos of prisoners for TikTok or other social media channels is strictly banned, and reinforced guard details will be permanently assigned to individuals facing heavy charges such as murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom.
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