At least two undertrial prisoners escaped from a jail in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Monday (Feb 13) morning. Four policemen have been suspended after initial probe. The police have also launched a manhunt to nab the escaped inmates.
According to local media reports, the two prisoners have been identified as 36-year-old Omprakash Jat — accused for murder — and 26-year-old Anil Rathore — accused in a rape case. Both the inmates reportedly escaped by digging a hole into a closed cemented entry that led to a staircase which further opened into a small terrace close to the jail's boundary wall from where they jumped out.
The jail authorities surprisingly came to know about the escape only after Rathore's relative came to see him early morning on Monday. The Kotwali Police has lodged a complaint in the matter and a search operation is underway to locate the two prisoners.
"We came to know about the jailbreak when a relative of Rathore came to meet him in the morning. We searched for the prisoner inside but couldn't find him," Jailor BS Mourya told the Press Trust of India (PTI).
He added that both the prisoners were present during the head count taken on Sunday (Feb 12) evening but were found to be missing during the head count taken on Monday, which meant that they escaped in the wee hours of Monday.
"We are in the process of initiating action against chief warder Dattaram and three warders Ramavtar, Brijendra Singh and Phool Singh on duty during the jailbreak," Moruya told PTI.
