The superintendent of a jail in Odisha was arrested on Sunday over allegations of forging official records after two murder accused escaped from prison last year.
They were arrested and sent to Choudwar jail, where they remained undertrial prisoners in the murder case.
Choudwar jail superintendent Sujit Kumar Roul was arrested months after former jailer Santoshini Das accused him of tampering with government records, forging her signature in the jail’s minute book and manipulating duty records to conceal his absence when the prisoners escaped, police officials said.
Das had earlier lodged a first information report (FIR) at Choudwar police station alleging that Raul had remained absent from duty without authorisation around the time of the jailbreak and later attempted to create records showing that he was present in the prison.
Orissa High Court Denies Bail to Roul in Prison Escape Case
The Orissa High Court has denied anticipatory bail to Roul, who is implicated in the escape of two undertrial prisoners, Raja Sahani and Madhukant Kumar, from Choudwar Circle Jail on October 3 of last year. The court also rescinded any interim protection against his arrest, leading to his subsequent detention.
