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Ayodhya Jail Escape Prompts Fresh Suspensions as Search Intensifies

UP’s prisons chief orders a statewide night-security overhaul after back-to-back January breakouts expose gaps in vigilance.

Overview

  • Undertrials Golu Agrahari of Amethi and Sher Ali of Sultanpur fled the high-security wing after breaching a rear cell wall and are still at large.
  • Officials say bricks were removed and blankets or clothing were tied into a rope, with the absence discovered during the morning headcount.
  • A new probe led to the suspension of Deputy Jailor Raju alias Rajdeep, Head Warder Prabhunath Kumar, and Warder Deepak Kumar Pandey on January 31.
  • Earlier actions included suspending Senior Superintendent Uday Pratap Mishra, Jailer Jitendra Kumar Yadav, and Deputy Jailer Mayank Tripathi, with departmental proceedings underway against additional warders.
  • Police and jail teams are reviewing CCTV, conducting raids, and issuing inter-district alerts, as the DG (Prisons) mandates stricter night patrols, mandatory headcounts, and surprise checks following similar Kannauj escapes this month.