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Jailbreak in Chapra, 8 escape

Patna, February 23
At least eight prisoners today escaped from the Chapra divisional jail, according to the Bihar Home Secretary, Mr B.K. Haldar.

The state government has ordered an inquiry into the incident, said the Jail Minister, Mr Baswan Bhagat. The prisoners escaped after scaling boundary walls through mobile steel staircases.

The inmates escaped scaring away fellowmen, warders and sentries by exploding a bomb on the jail premises. Two jail employees were injured in the explosion. Mr Haldar said notorious criminal Raj Kishore Choudhury, alias Lalhoo, was among the escapees. — UNI