Groups of inmates ‘attempts jailbreak’ in Ludhiana prison
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Groups of inmates ‘attempts jailbreak’ in Ludhiana prison
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LUDHIANA: Some inmates of Ludhiana Central Jail allegedly attempted a jailbreak in the wee hours on Wednesday. They managed to break two rods of trellis in the central ward, but the security personnel spotted them and sounded the alert. Although the jail superintendent denied any such incident taking place, jail minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said he has ordered an inquiry into the matter. Around 1am, a group of inmates from Barrack No. 2 break two rods of the bathroom using some tools. But, the CRPF personnel taking a round saw them and alerted the jail authorities. Soon, the jail officials reached the spot and identified the inmates involved in the act. The security officials also recovered some rods and iron strips. Later, the broken rods of trellis were repaired. However, when contacted, jail superintendent Rajiv Arora said, “No such incident has taken place in the jail. This is just a rumour.” Jail minister Randhawa, however, said, “I have asked inspector general (prisons) Roop Kumar Arora to conduct an inquiry into the matter.” On May 12, an inmate with the help of two others had scaled the inside wall of BKU Cell. But, he got his knee injured and was nabbed by a security personnel. A word had spread about the escape bid, but the jail officials had even then denied the incident.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-05-28
Coverage
Ludhiana