Jalgaon jailbreak: No trace of escaped prisoners

Nashik: A day after three undertrial prisoners escaped from Jalgaon jail, the police are still on the lookout. However, senior police officers said it is just a matter of time and the criminals will be arrested soon.

Bhagyashree Navtakke, additional SP of Jalgaon, said, “We have formed different teams and sent them in all directions of the district and even in neighbouring districts to trace the suspects.”

He added, “All three suspects are seasoned criminals. They may have even escaped outside the district. The last time one of the suspects — Sushil Ashok Magare of Pahur in Jamner taluka of Jalgaon — was arrested by the police from Vadodara. Magare, an expelled policeman had committed dacoity at a jewellery shop in Pune last year.” Police have also released the photographs of the three criminals on the social media and appealed to the citizens to contact them if they ae spotted.

The trio escaped from the prison premises on Saturday morning by threatening the guard with a firearm. One of their associates waited outside the jail entrance with a bike on which they escaped.

“The suspects had managed to procure a firearm inside the prison. Using the gun, they threatened a guard and assaulted him. They then snatched the keys of the gate and when they reached outside, a man was waiting for them on a motorcycle. They sat on the motorcycle and fled,” a police officer said.


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