4 Officials Suspended After Prisoner Escapes From Patiala Hospital
NDTV
The action was taken on the directions of Jails Minister Harjot Singh Bains.
The Punjab Prisons Department today suspended a Patiala jail deputy superintendent of police (security) and three other officials after an inmate escaped from a government hospital where he was brought for treatment a few days ago.
The action was taken on the directions of Jails Minister Harjot Singh Bains.
DSP (Security) Varun Sharma, Patiala jail assistant superintendent-cum-warrant officer Harbans Singh and two jail warders -- Satpal Singh and Mandeep Singh -- have been suspended for alleged negligent in duties, officials said.
Apart from this, a showcause notice has been issued to Jail Superintendent (Patiala) Manjit Singh Tiwana and Assistant Jail Superintendent Jagjit Singh, according to an official release.
