Undertrials escape from court lockup

JALPAIGURI: In the recent past, undertrials have escaped after drugging cops with sweets and soft drinks. But even a simple glass of water can do the trick, as six undertrials at the Jalpaiguri district and sessions court demonstrated on Tuesday.
Taking advantage of lax security, the six men fled in full view of hundreds of people and lawyers on the court premises.Although Kotwali police managed to nab two of them later, the other four could not be traced till evening.
The prisoners who escaped Tazirul Haque, Rebati Roy, Tapan Saha, Sujan Shil, Chandan Saha and Niren Tamang had apparently asked the policemen guarding the lockup for some water. When the guard opened the gate to get it, the six fled.
"The four men jumped over the boundary wall and fled. The constable chasing them was too slow," said a law clerk at the court.
Police later caught Niren and Chandan while they were trying to catch a bus. Police pickets were set up at all exit points to prevent the others from escaping. tnn