The points of inquiry in the incident of eight undertrial prisoners' escape at the midnight of October 30-31 and being killed in an encounter, have been decided.
It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced to constitute a one-member inquiry commission under the chairmanship of the retired judge of the High Court, Justice SK Pandey. The headquarters of the commission will be located at Bhopal. The commission will submit its report to the State Government within three months after the notification's publication in Madhya Pradesh Gazette.
The State Government issued the notification regarding the inquiry commission and its points of inquiry on Monday. The commission will conduct the inquiry into the undertrial prisoners' escape and their killing in a police encounter near village Manikheda under Police Station Gunga, district Bhopal, on the following points:
Under what situation and circumstances the eight undertrial prisoners escaped from the Central jail Bhopal at the midnight of October 30-31IJ. Which officer and employee are responsible for the incidentIJ Under what situation and circumstances and how all the eight prisoners escaped from the jail were killed in police encounter on October 31 at village Manikheda, Police Station Gunga, district Bhopal.
Whether the police action was reasonable keeping in view the prevalent situation at the time of the encounterIJ
Suggestions to prevent repetition of prisoner escape. Any other subject connected to the inquiry.