Staff role in jailbreak exposed

KOLKATA: Partha Roy Burman abduction case key accused Happy Singh had planned a jailbreak.
A probe by the prison department has shown that a section of lower-rung jail officials were hand-in-glove with Singh in the conspiracy.
He is lodged at Alipore Central Jail. Security was stepped up at all central jails following the revelation. CID sleuths had found that Singh played a key role in the abduction of Roy Burman, vice-president of shoe major Khadim’s, in July 2002.
He was working at the behest of Dubaibased don Aftab Ansari.
A letter written by one of his henchmen, found at his cell during a raid by jail officials gave out the escape plot.
He had estimated that Rs 5 lakh would be needed to bribe policemen and politicians to carry out the plan. The discovery of a room heater in Singh’s cell during a routine check had prompted the raid. Inspector general (prison) Jaidev Chakraborty said a detailed probe would be conducted by deputy inspector general (security) Ashoke Dhar.
During interrogation, Singh told jail officials that he managed to bribe a section of prison staff to get items of comfort. The probe revealed that he maintained contacts with his gang over a cellphone and chalked out the plan.