Seven jail staff suspended after inmate scales wall and escapes

Seven staff members at Kashimpur Central Women's Jail in Gazipur, Bangladesh, have been suspended due to negligence after a 21-year-old inmate escaped by scaling the prison's boundary wall. The suspended personnel include three matrons and four prison guards.

Jannat-ul-Farhad, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Prisons, confirmed the development on Saturday morning. He stated that the seven individuals were suspended on Friday based on a preliminary report indicating negligence in their duties. Prison authorities discovered the inmate, identified as Mosammat Rimpa, was missing around 8:00 PM on Thursday.

Following the discovery, officials conducted a thorough search of the jail premises. After confirming Rimpa's escape, prison authorities filed a case at the Konabari Police Station in Gazipur on Friday afternoon. Sources within the prison system indicate that Rimpa, originally from Gangni upazila in Meherpur, was serving a three-month sentence following a conviction by a mobile court in Dhaka.