Jajpur Road: An undertrial, who escaped from Jajpur Road sub-jail at Ragadi under Korei police limits in Jajpur district, was back behind the bars after locals mustered courage and overpowered him while he was fleeing Tuesday.
The accused was identified as a Shakil Ahmed (32), son Mukesh Uddin of Bagbeda in Bangladesh. He was arrested by government railway police (GRP) for lack of a VISA September 18, 2016.
The residents caught him hiding in a shop at Ragadi Square and overpowered him before informing police and the jail officials. Later, the jail officials reached the spot and arrested him before bringing him back to the jail.
When questioned, Ahmed said the jail officials beat him up and tonsured him during his stay in the jail. Traders Khetrabasi Das and Gopal Chandra Rout said the undertrial was caught by the locals while hiding in the shop.
Ahmed after his arrest was lodged in the Ragadi sub-jail, jail superintendent Gobind Chandra Soor said. Various theories began to surface on his escape and his subsequent arrest as he is alleged to have escaped through the main door of the jail.
The jail superintendent, however, rejected the claims stating that he was nabbed by warder Rajkishore Pradhan while he was trying to climb the toilet pipes in the jail to escape.
The jail superintendent’s remarks have raised eyebrows as observers demanded a probe into his escape to trace the truth. They claimed that CCTV footages in the jail should be scanned to trace the jail officials responsible for his escape.