13 scale 21-ft wall to escape from Devgadh Baria jail

TNN | May 2, 2020, 04:49 IST

They allegedly broke open the locks of two different cells on Friday

Vadodara: They broke three locks and scaled a 21-feet high wall to escape and the guards got no wind of this. The Devgadh Baria sub-jail may be no Alcatraz, but the daring escape by the inmates here in the early hours on Friday comes as a major surprise.
Thirteen inmates accused of serious offences like murder, rape and robbery amongst other offences were found missing from two rooms in the prison. Both the rooms were located in the same barrack in the jail.
The accused allegedly broke open the locks of two different cells and then even the barrack where they were lodged. As many as six inmates kept in room number three and all seven inmates in the barrack number four escaped after scaling the wall. Three inmates in room number three did not run away and were being questioned by the police.
In-charge jailor P B Rana said that a guard found the inmates missing when he was on routine round at 4am to check on the inmates. Rana said on being informed he rushed to the jail and later registered an offence regarding the incident. Policemen guarding the jail had prepared a report regarding the incident that they handed over to Rana.
Rana said that the police has roped in sniffer dogs to trace the accused and the route they followed to run away. He said that it was surprising that the inmates scaled such a high wall and could force open the locks. The manner in which the locks were opened clearly indicates that some instrument may have been used to do so.