India, Jan. 6 -- Two undertrial inmates escaped from the district jail at Anaugi, around 25 km from the Kannauj district headquarters, by scaling the prison wall on Sunday night, police said. In this regard, five officials, including the jailer and deputy jailer, have been suspended by the authorities over their alleged negligence, an official said.

The escape came to light around 10 am on Monday during the routine headcount, when two prisoners were found missing, officials said. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said the inmates used blankets to fashion a rope and climbed over the jail wall to flee.

The escapees were identified as Dimpy alias Shiva, a resident of Malgawan village under Tathia police station, an undertrial in a ...