Inmate escapes from open prison in Jaipur

Jaipur, Aug 24 (PTI) A criminal escaped from an open jailoperating at the Shipra Path police station area. Tek Bahadur, 45, a native of Nepal, was found absentduring a roll call yesterday evening, Station House Officer(SHO) Narendra Khichad said. A case has been registered under IPC section 224and efforts to nab him are on, he added. An open prison is a place where a prisoner is allowed tospend the rest of the jail term if his behaviour is foundgood. An inmate can undertake any sort of work in an open prisonbut has to return to the jail in the evening. PTI CORR SG SMNSG