Undertrial Escapes

By Our Staff Correspondent

PATNA, MAY 1. An undertrial prisoner accused in the fodder scam case today escaped from police custody on the Patna District court premises. K.M. Prasad was brought to the court around 9.30 a.m. but later he could not be traced by the police.

This is the second major incident of lapse on the part of jail authorities. Earlier in Purnea, the criminal and Samata Party District president, Butan Singh, was shot dead outside the court premises as he ventured out of jail without police escort.

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