Three prisoners escape from Kolkata jail
Kolkata, Aug 8 :
Three prisoners, including a murder convict, escaped from a jail here Friday following which three officials, including the jail superintendent, were suspended, a West Bengal minister said.
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Qutubuddin Laskar, Shamim Haldar and Azim Mistry escaped from the Alipore Central Correctional Home by scaling a wall early Friday.
“We have suspended the jail superintendent and two others for dereliction of duty,” Correctional Administration Minister Haider Aziz Safwi told IANS.
“A probe has begun and a manhunt has been launched to nab the escapees,” Safwi added.
The other two escapees are undertrials.
(IANS)
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