Morena prison break: Jailor, five others suspended

Madhya Pradesh government has suspended Morena prison jailor Vijay Maurya and five other officials and employees a day after two under trial prisoners escaped from the district facility.

A SIT has also been constituted to inquire into the incident, a top police official said on Tuesday. Police have also declared a reward of Rs 10,000 on each on two escaped prisoners.

"Prima facie, it appears to be carelessness on the part of Jailor Vijay Maurya, Deputy Jailor Basudev Manjhi, chief warder Dataram and three warders Ramavtar, Brijendra Parmar and Phool Singh, who were on duty and therefore, they are placed under suspension," Additional Director General (Jails) G R Meena said after inspecting the jail premises here today. Ujjain prison jailor Sunil Sharma would be new jailer of Morena jail, he said.