Berhampur (Orissa), Aug 05: The jailor cum jail superintendent of Chhatrapur sub-jail has been suspended on charges of negligence of duty resulting in the escape of 14 prisoners. With the latest suspension of Arun Kumar Routray, the total number of employees suspended has gone up to three, official sources said today.

A head warden and a warden had been suspended earlier.

Routray's suspension had been ordered by Inspector General of Police (Prison), Gouranga Kinkar Das, who inquired into the escape of the prisoners on Sunday. Meanwhile, police has not been able to arrest any of the escaped prisoners while different districts and areas of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh have been alerted.

Bureau Report