Titlagarh Jail Warden Suspended After Two Murder Convicts Escape

Titlagarh: Following the escape of two murder accused from Titlagarh jail, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons, Sambalpur, took action on Tuesday by suspending the jail warden, D. Dora, for negligence.

The DIG’s investigation revealed that the escapees, identified as Sumit Bihari and Shobhavan Rana, scaled a jail wall using a ladder that was negligently left in a locked room. Furthermore, CCTV footage from the area was inexplicably missing.

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Bihari and Rana were being held on separate murder charges. Bihari allegedly killed a toddler by throwing them into a well, while Rana is accused of killing two children in a suspected human sacrifice.

Jailer Chaitanya Pradhan has filed a complaint with the Titlagarh police station.

Sources indicate that both under-trial prisoners were involved in computer-related tasks within the jail premises.

A manhunt is currently underway to apprehend the escaped prisoners.