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Three under-trial prisoners escaped from Duki Balochistan
QUETTA: Three under-trial prisoners from a sub-jail escaped from Balochistan’s central town of Duki, 200km from Quetta. According to Duki police station SHO Jalil Ahmed Marri, the three prisoners allegedly involved in heinous crimes, including robberies and murder, escaped the Duki prison after breaking a washroom ventilator.
Mr Marri added that 13 under-trial prisoners kept in the sub-jail of Duki are allowed to use the washroom inside the premises in the morning, during which the three escaped.
He added that a search operation has been launched to locate the prisoners, who have been identified as Asmatullah, Abdul Kabir and Muhammad Sadiq.
The three have been booked in an FIR, along with the prison warden and two cops posted to monitor the inmates.
The three policemen, including Warden Gul Khan, Head Constable Abdul Ghani and Constable Ismail Marri, have been booked for negligence and dereliction of duty, which resulted in the escape, Mr Marri added.
Balochistan’s inspector general of prisons has taken notice of the incident and ordered a probe.
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