Overview
- The fugitives, identified as Dimpy alias Shiva (POCSO case) and Ankit (Arms Act), fled from Anaugi district jail in Uttar Pradesh.
- Officials say the pair knotted bedsheets into a rope to climb the boundary wall, with blankets later found hanging from the breach.
- The absence was detected around 10 am during the morning headcount, triggering inspections by the district magistrate and police superintendent.
- An inquiry is underway with an FIR being registered and multiple police teams, deputy jailers, and local stations mobilized to trace the duo.
- Five officials, including the jailer and deputy jailer, were suspended as investigators scrutinize security lapses reportedly linked to permitted celebrations.