8 SIMI activists kill guard, escape from Bhopal jail

October 31, 2016 09:56

Eight activists of the banned SIMI escaped early today from the Bhopal Central Jail by killing a security guard and scaling the prison wall with the help of bed sheets.

"Eight SIMI activists escaped around 2-3 am by killing a jail security guard," DIG Bhopal Raman Singh said.

The Students Islamic Movement of India activists also killed a jail security guard and later scaled the jail walls with the help of bed sheets, he said. They killed the guard by slitting his throat with a steel plate and glass after overpowering him, the DIG said.

Further details are awaited, he said, adding that a hunt has been launched to nab them.

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