Prisoners escape: Four jail department officers suspended

Parvesh Sharma

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, May 30

Two days after two prisoners escaped from Sangrur district jail, authorities have suspended four officers posted at the jail for negligence. The authorities have also scrapped the services of two employees of the PESCO and sent them back.

RK Arora, IG Jail, was in Sangrur on Saturday to inspect the jail.

As per information, the suspended officials are Assistant Jail Superintendent Hari Singh, and head wardens Jarnail Singh, Paramjit Singh and Joginder Singh.

Sangrur Jail Superintendent Balwinder Singh was not available for comments.

On Thursday, the jail authorities took Gurdarshan Singh, who was convicted in a murder case, and Sandeep Singh, a convict in an attempt to murder case, to the fields located within the prison complex, but both escaped.

Sangrur jail is located in front of Sangrur Police Lines. There has been ample security in and outside of the jail complex. The escape has raised serious questions about the efficiency of Punjab police and the Jail Department.

When contacted, IG RK Arora confirmed the suspension and said further inquiry was on.