Balasore: An undertrial prisoner escaped from Soro sub-jail in Odisha’s Balasore district in a dramatic style, police said on Wednesday.
The prisoner, identified as Deepak Ray (30) from Dhanbad in Jharkhand, was lodged in the hail after being arrested by police on charge of theft on October 19, Sub-jailer Bailochan Das said.
Ray, who was lodged in Ward No. 4, escaped from the sub-jail on Tuesday evening by jumping the prison wall with the help of a blanket, he said.
During the roll call after dinner by the jail staff, it was detected that one prisoner was missing, Das said.
Following the incident, Director General (Prisons) Sushant Nath has ordered a thorough probe. While the Soro sub-jail currently houses around 250 inmates, there are only three staff members for security.
The incident comes close on the heels of a sensational jailbreak at Choudwar in Cuttack district. Two hardcore undertrial prisoners from Bihar had escaped from Choudwar Jail recently.
