Ranchi, Jan. 2 -- As the probe into the escape of three convicted prisoners from the Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail in Hazaribagh is showing little progress, the police have come under mounting scrutiny, with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the state government of lapses and urging the Jharkhand high court to intervene.

"The trio were sent from Dhanbad after their conviction in multiple cases, including cases of sexual exploitation of children. After their escape came to light, the Dhanbad police were alerted, and raids were conducted at different locations to arrest them, but so far no clue has been found," a police official said.

Jail IG Sudarshan Mandal confirmed the incident. "An FIR has been register...