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Two undertrials missing from Ludhiana jail, minister orders probe
The two, both brothers, were facing trial in separate criminal cases of theft and under the NDPS Act
Two undertrials, both brothers, have gone missing from the Ludhiana Central Jail since last evening, following which Punjab minister for jails Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa ordered an inquiry into the matter.
They have been identified as Jasbir Singh and Harvinder Singh of Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib district, additional deputy commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, Surinder Lamba said on Monday.
The two were facing trial in separate criminal cases of theft and under the NDPS Act.
The officer said that during a routine head-count in the jail at 8 pm on Sunday evening, the officials found the two prisoners missing.
The jail authorities immediately informed the police.
Investigations are in progress, Lamba said.
Taking serious note of the incident, Punjab jail minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa ordered a probe into it and directed the IG (Jail) to submit a report in two days.
In a statement in Chandigarh , Randhawa said fleeing of the prisoners from the jail is a very serious matter and warned of strict action against anyone found responsible for it.
The minister said that after the he has directed the IG(Jail), DIG Ludhiana Range as well as the commissioner to visit the spot and take stock of the situation.
