The escaped convict was charged with rape and other sections of the SC/ST Act (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Gurugram: In what is being seen as a major lapse of the law and order situation in Haryana, an under-trial rape accused escaped from the Bhonsdi Jail in Gurugram on Friday afternoon. Reports suggest that Amit, the inmate escaped from the jail while hiding in a garbage van. Police officials said that Amit’s arrest was preceded by a complaint against him on September 15.

He has been charged with allegations of rape and relevant sections of the SC/ST Act. Jail authorities realised that Amit had escaped after the head count on Friday evening.

After failing to locate him, jail authorities combed through CCTV footage only to find out that the inmate had fled onboard a garbage van. An FIR was then registered in this regard at the Bhonsdi police station.

Warden-in-charge of Barrack number three which housed Amit, Azad Singh told News18 network that an internal inquiry has been launched into how the under trial managed to escape. “It has been found that the prisoner escaped due to the laxity of Barrack number three warder in-charge Kuldeep Singh,” added Azad Singh.

Earlier this month, a policeman in Madhya Pradesh died after an under trial attacked him with a stick inside the police station. The entire incident was caught on camera and a video of the same started doing rounds on social media.

Around the first week of this month, an under trial with his involvement in 40 criminal cases, escaped from special sub-jail at Bhanjanagar in Odisha by scaling a wall, according to a report by news agency PTI.

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