Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Chhattisgarh Jailbreak: Inmates Accused of Rape, POCSO Escape
Four people awaiting trial for serious crimes like rape and harming children escaped from a jail in Korba, Chhattisgarh on Saturday afternoon.
They climbed over a cowshed wall with a rope to get away.
Police are now looking for them and trying to figure out how they escaped.
The escapees were facing charges related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Four inmates escaped from Korba district jail in Chhattisgarh.
The escapees were identified as Dashrath Sidar, Chandrashekhar Rathia, Raja Kanwar, and Sarna Sinku.
The inmates fled on Saturday between 3 PM and 4 PM.
They escaped by climbing a cowshed wall using a rope.
The escapees were undertrials in rape and POCSO Act violation cases.
- Who
- Dashrath Sidar, Chandrashekhar Rathia, Raja Kanwar, Sarna Sinku
- What
- Four inmates escaped from Korba district jail.
- When
- Saturday, between 3 PM and 4 PM.
- Where
- Korba district jail, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- Investigation ongoing; escapees were undertrials for rape and POCSO Act violations.
- Incident
- Jailbreak
- Location
- Korba, Chhattisgarh
- Date
- Saturday
- Time
- Between 3 PM and 4 PM
- Escapees
- Dashrath Sidar, Chandrashekhar Rathia, Raja Kanwar, Sarna Sinku
- Charges
- Rape and POCSO Act violations
