Two prisoners escape from Bharuch civil

Surat: Two undertrials of Bharuch sub-jail, who were undergoing treatment at the prisoner’s ward of the civil hospital in Bharuch, escaped from the ventilator of the guardroom early Wednesday morning.
Arjun Jayanti Parmar (25), facing charges under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for eloping with a minor girl in Ankleshwar, was lodged at the Bharuch sub-jail for the offence.
He was brought to the hospital with the complaint of fever and other ailments on September 3.
The second absconder, Akash Sanjay Vasava (28), who is accused in a murder case, had swallowed soap and had to be rushed to the hospital on September 5 after he complained of severe stomach pain.
Sources said that the duo could have escaped between 3am to 4am on Wednesday morning. Both the accused were in the same room, which was guarded by a policeman. They were not handcuffed while in the room.
Sub-inspector of Bharuch A-division police, A K Bharwad said, “The ventilator in the guardroom where the prisoners were kept had glass window. There was no iron grill in the ventilator (3ft x 6ft), which made it easy for the prisoners to escape.”
Bharwad added, “We have begun search operation to nab the escaped prisoners and all the police stations in the region have been alerted. Their pictures also have been circulated across the district.”