- Four prisoners escaped from Korba district jail in Chhattisgarh on Saturday
- They were facing trial for rape and POCSO Act cases
- The prisoners climbed a cowshed wall using a rope between 3pm and 4pm
Four prisoners facing trial in rape and POCSO Act cases escaped from a district jail in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Saturday, a police official said.
He identified the four as Dashrath Sidar (19), Chandrashekhar Rathia (20), Raja Kanwar (22) and Sarna Sinku (26).
"Between 3pm and 4pm, they fled after climbing a cowshed wall inside the prison using a rope. They were undertrials in cases filed for rape and provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Rathia was from Raigarh, while the other three are from Korba," he said.
Efforts are on to nab them, while a probe has begun on how they managed to escape, the official added.
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