Uttarakhand: CM Dhami took strict action on the prisoner absconding from Haridwar jail – 6 suspended including the jailor, CM said negligence will not be tolerated
6 personnel have been suspended over the incident of two prisoners escaping from District Jail Haridwar. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions for a detailed investigation of the incident. The Deputy Inspector General of Prisons will investigate it and submit the report to CM Dhami.
According to the information, prisoners Pankaj and Rajkumar escaped from jail after getting a chance. Pankaj is serving life imprisonment in a murder case. Rajkumar is an undertrial prisoner. There has been a stir in the police administration since the escape of both the prisoners. Since the incident, the police is engaged in the search of both the prisoners. Now an update has come in this matter. Action has been taken in the case of escape of prisoners. 6 personnel have been suspended in this case.
Action has been taken against 6 personnel including Pyare Lal Arya, Superintendent in charge/Jailer, Kunwar Pal Singh, Deputy Jailor Circle Jailer/Chakradhikari, Premshankar Yadav, Day Head Warder, Vijay Pal Singh, Head Warder-in charge Girda Head, Ompal Singh, Badirakshak in charge construction site, Nilesh Kumar, Head Warder in charge gatekeeper. These personnel have been suspended with immediate effect for negligence and indifference towards duty. Along with this, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons has been directed to conduct a detailed investigation of the incident. Further action will be taken on the basis of facts found in the detailed investigation.
