Three murder convicts escape from Kalaburagi Central Jail
Three murder convicts escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Jail in Karnataka by scaling the security wall using makeshift ropes. Police have launched a search operation and increased vigilance along the state borders.
Why it matters
The incident highlights significant security lapses in high-security correctional facilities, posing a potential threat to public safety.
Three prisoners serving sentences in as many murder cases escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Jail in the early hours of Tuesday.
All the three are from Bidar district. They have been identified as Mastan of Islampur in Basavakalyan taluk, Santosh Basappa of Santapur village in Aurad taluk and Sagar Bhimaraya of Bakkachowdi village in Bidar taluk.
According to preliminary information, the prisoners scaled the prison’s security wall and fled.
The prisoners tied clothes and bedsheets and used them to climb down the outer side of the wall before escaping.
Soon after the incident came to light, senior prison officials and police personnel rushed to the jail and launched an inquiry into the incident.
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