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Life Convict Escapes From Satna Central Jail Toilet After 13 Years
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News18•06-10-2026, 18:56
Life Convict Escapes From Satna Central Jail Toilet After 13 Years
- •Achhelal Prajapati, a 52-year-old life convict, escaped from Satna Central Jail on September 6 afternoon.
- •He fled while using the toilet near the cowshed area after being sent there for work.
- •The prisoner had been serving a life sentence for murder for over 13 years and had taken parole 15 times previously.
- •Police have dispatched multiple teams to trace the absconding prisoner and registered an FIR at Kolgawan police station.
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Achhelal Prajapati, a life convict serving time for a murder case, escaped after he was sent to work in the cowshed area and went to use a toilet near the temple where he remained missing for 20 minutes before his escape was confirmed by the jail administration.
Achhelal Prajapati had been serving his sentence in Satna Central Jail for about 13 years and 3 months prior to his escape.
The jail administration immediately informed the Kolgawan police station, leading to an FIR registration process, the dispatch of multiple police search teams in different directions, and departmental action against the responsible employee for duty negligence.
