Two jail guards suspended in dacoit absconding case

Durg: The Jail Superintendent has suspended two jail guards in the case of a prisoner absconding from the district hospital. The prisoner, who was in jail for murder and robbery, was admitted to the hospital for treatment. During this period, jail guards Raju Verma and Geeta Prasad Khunte have been suspended by Jail Superintendent RR Rai for negligence in the safety of prisoners.

Anupam alias Abhishek Jha of Baikunthpur district Vaishali, Bihar, was in jail in a murder case. The accused had shot dead a businessman at Samriddhi Jewelers in Patan and escaped after looting gold and silver jewellery. He was sent to jail in 2022 under sections 302, 394,397, 449,35, and 25, 27 of the Arms Act.