Following the security breach, the Punjab government suspended the director-general of police (jails) and dismissed the Nabha Jail superintendent and deputy jail superintendent and set up a special task force to look into the Nabha jailbreak incident. A manhunt was launched to trace the prisoners who escaped, the deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal had said.
The Punjab government also announced a reward of Rs 25 lakhs to any person providing information leading to the arrest of six escaped under-trial prisoners, ANIhad reported.
Sukhbir had also added that a special investigation team under the ADGP rank officer had been constituted to look into lapses as well as any conspiracy theories surrounding the jailbreak incident.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:hindi.oneindia.com)
