Guwahati, Oct 11
At least five inmates, accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, escaped from Assam's Morigaon district Jail on Friday, officials said.
The inmates were identified as Saifuddin, Jiyarul, Nur Islam, Mafidul, and Abdul Rashid.
According to police, the inmates allegedly used blankets, lungis, and bedsheets to scale the jail walls after breaking the iron rods of their respective barracks.
"The incident occurred around 2 a.m. The jail wall is about 20 feet high; however, the prisoners used blankets, lungis, and bedsheets to make a long thread to escape the tall boundary," the police claimed.
"All five of them were accused in a POCSO case and the trial was underway," a senior police official told.
He said that a case had been lodged and a probe was launched. An investigation team reached the jail premises to record details of the incident.
"We are hopeful that the accused persons will be re-arrested soon," the police officer added.
A search is underway to arrest them, he said.