The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), dedicated to investigating critical and high-profile cases, in a report said as many as 18 militants of different outfits, all accused in cases filed for terrorist activities between 2000 and 2016, fled the country either after obtaining bail from the court or without ever being arrested, reports The Daily Star on February 15. They were now living in 13 countries spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, said PBI. The report, however, did not mention how the accused managed passports and crossed immigration. Neither did it say the time the accused fled the country. The PBI found that 23 militants, who are accused in different terrorism related cases, have gone into hiding after obtaining bail with their family members and relatives having no idea about their whereabouts. The Police unit prepared the report after over two years of investigation and visits to present and permanent addresses of around 3,700 militants named in the PBI database. They are the accused in different terrorism-related cases filed since 2000.