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Prisoners Escape During Jail Ramlila Performance

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-13T12:38:47.934631+05:30

- **Two inmates** escaped from Haridwar District Jail during a **Ramlila performance**. - **Pankaj**, a convicted murderer, and **Rajkumar**, an undertrial for kidnapping, used a **ladder** to flee. - **Six jail staffers** suspended for **dereliction of duty**. - **CM Pushkar Singh Dhami** ordered a **probe** led by **DIG Prison**. - **550 prisoners** released on parole during **Covid** remain unaccounted for. Source: [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-flee-uttarakhand-jail-did-they-escape-as-ramlila-vanars-looking-for-sita/articleshow/114180091.cms), [Zee News](https://zeenews.india.com/india/prisoners-playing-vaanar-in-ramleela-escape-from-haridwar-jail-investigation-underway-2806100.html), [Ndtv](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prisoners-playing-monkeys-in-ramlila-get-into-character-scale-wall-to-escape-6775222), [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prisoners-acting-as-vaanar-in-ramleela-escape-haridwar-jail-dm-orders-probe-101728734948010.html)

Two inmates escaped from Haridwar District Jail during a Ramlila performance.
Pankaj, a convicted murderer, and Rajkumar, an undertrial for kidnapping, used a ladder to flee.
Six jail staffers suspended for dereliction of duty.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered a probe led by DIG Prison.
550 prisoners released on parole during Covid remain unaccounted for.