Four Maoists escape Dantewada jail, arrested

Raipur, March 24 (IANS) Four Maoists jailed for serious crimes escaped from a Dantewada prison but were arrested hours later, police said on Saturday.

The incident in the Dantewada district jail occurred on Friday evening, a police officer said.

This is not the first time that inmates tried to escape from the Dantewada jail. In 2007, over 300 prisoners, including 150 Maoists, escaped from custody.

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