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Prisoner escapes from Odisha jail

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Press Trust of India Baripada (Odisha)
Last Updated : Jun 20 2019 | 8:00 PM IST

A prisoner serving life sentence in a murder case escaped from a jail in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Thursday, police said.

Bhagaban Tudu, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2016, escaped while working in the kitchen garden of the sub-jail in Karanjia.

The kitchen garden is located beyond the walls of the jail and Tudu used to work there regularly, police said.

The sub-jail authorities have filed an FIR.

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First Published: Jun 20 2019 | 8:00 PM IST

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