37 escaped migrants rearrested as of 6am - Perak police chief

A total of 37 detainees who escaped from the Bidor Immigration Depot on Thursday (Feb 1) were rearrested as of 6am today.

Perak police chief Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said 13 of them were found hiding in a farm at an Orang Asli settlement of Kampung Senta near Tapah and were taken to the Tapah district police headquarters.

Meanwhile, Immigration director-general Ruslin Jusoh told a press conference earlier today that 10 undocumented migrants who escaped from the immigration depot were rearrested.

Two were detained at the Batu Melintang Mosque, where they went to seek water from congregants. The locals then informed the police of their presence.

A total of 131 detainees consisting of Rohingya, Myanmar, and Bangladeshi nationals were reported to have escaped from the Bidor depot at 9.50pm on Thursday.

One was believed to have been killed in a road accident at KM335 of the North-South Expressway.

- Bernama

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