JHARKHAND: Three convicted prisoners escaped from the Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail (JP Jail) in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, officials said on Wednesday.
The escape triggered a massive manhunt and raised fresh questions over the functioning of one of Jharkhand’s most secure prisons.
Jail Superintendent Chandrashekhar Suman confirmed the escape, saying that preliminary information suggests all three prisoners are residents of Dhanbad district.
He added that detailed profiles of the escaped convicts are being compiled and shared with law enforcement agencies.