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Prisoner Escapes Sheopur Jail Using Bedsheet Rope
A prisoner named Dharmendra Kushwaha escaped from a jail in Madhya Pradesh.
He was 24 years old.
Officials say he tied bedsheets together to make a rope.
He allegedly used the rope to climb over a 22-foot wall.
The escape happened while some prisoners attended an online Bhagavad Gita training session.
After the session, officials noticed that Dharmendra had not returned to his barrack.
Police began searching nearby areas and places where he might be hiding.
The jail has ordered an investigation into how he escaped without being noticed.
A 24-year-old prisoner escaped from Sheopur District Jail in Madhya Pradesh.
Dharmendra Kushwaha allegedly tied bedsheets together to form a rope.
He scaled the jail’s 22-foot-high boundary wall during an online training session.
Police alerted neighboring districts and launched searches to locate him.
The jail administration ordered an inquiry into monitoring and security failures.
- Who
- Dharmendra Kushwaha, a 24-year-old prisoner, allegedly escaped; police and jail officials are searching for him.
- What
- He escaped by allegedly climbing a 22-foot jail wall with a rope made from tied bedsheets.
- Where
- Sheopur District Jail in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The escape occurred between 1 pm and 2 pm, during an online training session.
- Why
- Officials say he used the training period to prepare the bedsheet rope and escape; the security lapse is under investigation.
Key facts
- Prisoner
- Dharmendra Kushwaha, son of Surendra Kushwaha
- Age
- 24
- Jail
- Sheopur District Jail
- Wall height
- 22 feet
- Escape method
- A rope allegedly made by tying bedsheets together
- Date jailed
- May 31
- Police response
- Search teams were deployed, and neighboring districts were alerted
- Investigation
- The jail administration ordered a detailed inquiry
Sources
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