16 Prisoners Throw Pepper Powder At Guards, Flee From Jodhpur Jail: Cops
NDTV
The jail administration today suspended four officials on charges of negligence cited in prima facie investigations.
Four officials were suspended on charges of negligence after 16 prisoners escaped from Jodhpur's Phalodi jail in Rajasthan on Monday evening. The jail administration today suspended four officials, including a head constable, after taking cognisance of the incident. The officials were suspended on charges of negligence cited in prima facie investigations. According to an official statement, the prisoners had escaped after allegedly blinding the guards with pepper powder. The incident was reported around 8:30 pm yesterday following which an FIR has been registered at the Phalodi police station. "It is a serious incident and the department will ensure accountability of those responsible for it. Meanwhile, the department is in touch with the office of Jodpur Rural, police superintendent to assist in the investigation and recapture of fleeing inmates," Director General (Prison) Rajeev Dasot said in the statement.
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