LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- Three more prison staff members - deputy jailer Raju alias Rajdeep, head jail warder Prabhunath Kumar and jail warder Deepak Kumar Pandey - were suspended on Saturday in connection with the escape of two undertrial inmates from the Ayodhya district jail earlier this week, according to a press release issued by prison headquarters in Lucknow.

The latest action followed a detailed inquiry report submitted by the deputy inspector general (DIG) of Prisons, Ayodhya Range. Officials said the suspensions were ordered after the inquiry pointed to lapses in supervision and security protocols inside the jail.

These suspensions are in addition to the 10 prison personnel already placed under suspension immediately after the incid...