Following the jailbreak incident in Punjab’s high-security Nabha prison on Sunday, Haryana Prisons Department has directed all the concerned jail authorities to ensure foolproof security in the state jails.
Director General, Prisons, Haryana, Yash Pal Singhal has asked the senior officials of all 19 jails to remain on high alert.
The Prisons Department is also carrying out audit of the state jails to review the security arrangements, said a senior official of the State Government.
Meanwhile, Haryana police has sent incharges of three posts in Karnal to police lines for dereliction of duty after Palwinder Singh Pinda, who facilitated the escape of six prisoners from Nabha jail, managed to pass through Karnal in an SUV.
Chowki incharges of Sitamai, Ramnagar and Munak police posts have been sent to police lines. Pinda had escaped in his SUV to Uttar Pradesh after passing through Kaithal and Karnal in Haryana after assisting in the sensational jailbreak in Nabha in Punjab on Sunday.