Guwahati, March 19 -- A prisoner convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from Kokrajhar District Jail in Assam on March 16.

The inmate, Hazrat Ali, hails from No. 1 Daukhanagar in Chirang district and has been serving a life sentence for his crimes.

Ali escaped during a cleaning operation inside the jail colony when he took advantage of a security lapse to break free from custody.

The authorities suspended Kokrajhar District Jail Superintendent Rabiram Intik pending an inquiry.

The government is conducting a full-scale investigation into the circumstances that allowed the security failure and facilitated the escape.

Authorities are making active efforts to re-arrest Hazrat Ali, with police ...