7 prison guards suspended after inmate escapes Gazipur jail
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Kashimpur Female Central Jail authorities have temporarily suspended seven prison guards following the escape of a female convict in Gazipur.
Assistant Inspector General of Prisons (Development) Md Jannat-Ul-Farhad confirmed the matter. Authorities took the action against three metrons and four female guards on charges of negligence of duty.
The suspended personnel are Metrons Laila Anjuman Sumi, Marina, and Rehena, and female prison guards Shaila, Sharmin, Jemi, and Asma Akter.
Farhad said, “Since the allegations of negligence have been initially proven, disciplinary action has been taken against them in accordance with prison rules.”
He added that police and other law enforcement agencies are conducting operations to arrest the escaped convict. They are also investigating how a prisoner managed to escape despite high security.
According to prison sources, 40 female inmates were performing tasks inside the prison on Thursday evening. During this time, a convict named Rimpa, 21, escaped by scaling the boundary wall adjacent to the prison office building.
Authorities confirmed the escape after reviewing CCTV footage.
Rimpa was serving a three-month sentence in a CR case filed at the Dhanmondi Police Station in Dhaka. Following the incident, the prison authorities filed a General Diary (GD) at Konabari Police Station on Friday.
