The UTP has been identified as Biswamitra Majhi of Rupra road under the Narla police station limits in the district. The prisoner was suspected to have escaped from the jail by scaling the boundary wall.
The jail staff came to know about the incident at the time of checking the attendance record, following which they informed the Jailer. After hours of frantic search, the jail authorities lodged a complaint with the M Rampur police. Based on the complaint, the police initiated an investigation and are on the lookout for the fugitive prisoner.
Majhi was arrested for illegally beating up his family members and wife. Later, he was lodged at the sub-jail.
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