Pune, July 16 (PTI) Five inmates escaped from a temporary prison set up near the Yearawada Central Prison in the city on Thursday, the police said.

The prisoners fled after cutting a window grill, said an official.

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A manhunt has been launched to nab them, he said.

The district administration has acquired a hostel building in Yerawada area to set up a temporary prison in view of coronavirus pandemic so as to reduce congestion in the central prison.

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