Pakistan-administered Kashmir Of The police stated on Monday that seven jail workers members have been arrested after 20 prisoners escaped from Rawalkot jail yesterday.
Chatting with the media, SSP Rawalkot Riaz Mughal stated that ’till now seven members of the jail workers have been arrested by the police, who’re being investigated in reference to the incident.’
In response to him, ‘on the time of this incident, there have been 10 workers members within the jail, together with the Deputy Superintendent.’
He additional knowledgeable that: ‘In response to the jail workers, an individual got here to offer the drink ‘lassi’ for which the primary gate of the jail was opened after which all of the prisoners got here out.’
In response to him: ‘Investigations are ongoing on the matter of what’s the schedule of assembly with the prisoners. An FIR might be filed towards any official discovered concerned on this matter and people who have escaped will even be arrested and introduced again.
Then again, kin of prisoner Umar Saeed, who died in jail firing, protested towards the police and jail authorities by inserting his physique on the street on Monday.
After that, the police registered an FIR towards the superintendent of jails, the deputy superintendent and the workers within the jail within the grievance of Abdul Shakoor, the actual brother of the prisoner who was shot lifeless through the incident of prisoners escaping from the jail in Rawalkot police station. Lee.
Within the FIR, the stand taken by the plaintiff was that: ‘Umar Saeed didn’t attempt to escape from the jail, but the jail workers shot him lifeless.’
In response to the police, after the arrest of the workers on obligation within the jail after the FIR was registered, they’re being interrogated.
The federal government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir has additionally exchanged senior officers after this incident.
Badar Munir, Particular Secretary Inside, has been made OSD and DGSDMA Tahir Mumtaz has been appointed Particular Secretary Inside in his place.
Earlier, the police of Pakistan-administered Kashmir stated on Sunday that 20 prisoners escaped from the Poonch Jail in Rawalkot District, which has been cordoned off throughout the town to catch them.
In response to IG Jails Waheed Gilani, 20 prisoners escaped between two and three within the afternoon, whereas one of many prisoners who escaped was killed by the guard’s firing. In response to him, the main points of the incident are being collected.
Inside Ministry Particular Secretary Badr Munir instructed the French information company AFP that the prisoners had a revolver, which they used to take an orange hostage.
Badr Munir added: ‘It’s not clear whether or not they seized it (the weapon) from the jail authorities or whether or not it was introduced from exterior.’
SSP Rawalkot Riyaz Mughal stated that the police are conducting raids in locations to re-arrest the prisoners by cordoning off the town.
In response to Badr Munir, those that escaped embody Ghazi Shahzad, Usman and Baitullah, arrested in ‘terrorism’ instances, who had been arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Division.
In response to him, different escaped prisoners embody these arrested in instances of homicide and drug trafficking.
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A month earlier than the jail escape incident, the House Division had written to the registrar court docket, expressing issues in regards to the insecurity of the jail.
Within the letter dated Might 30 this yr, it was written that Ghazi Shahzad, Muhammad Aya and Taimur Mumtaz are imprisoned in Rawalkot Jail on the orders of the Anti-Terrorism Court docket.
Requesting the judiciary, it was stated within the letter that these individuals needs to be transferred to a different jail in Pakistan-administered Kashmir beneath safety strategy. In response to the letter: ‘Instances of ‘terrorism’ have been registered towards these accused in Rawalpindi and Palindri.’
The letter said that the constructing of District Jail Rawalkot is dilapidated and outdated and there’s no protecting wall exterior it.
The letter additional stated that the jail constructing is positioned on a busy street within the metropolis, on account of which the jail will not be able to holding the accused concerned in militancy instances.
Within the letter, the House Division had argued that the inmates within the jail had been mischievous, harmful and clever, who might plan to flee.
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2024-07-02 02:25:25