Pune, Jun 13 (PTI) Two inmates escaped from the temporary facility of Yerawada Central Jail here in Maharashtra on Saturday by cutting bars of a toilet, an official said.

The inmates were lodged at a hostel of the state social justice department which has been converted into a temporary jail in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently arrested inmates have been lodged at this facility of the Yerawada jail since last month.

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"Two inmates, arrested recently in different crimes, were lodged at this facility. On Saturday morning, they escaped by cutting bars of a toilet," said a senior jail official.

A case has been lodged at Yerawada police station. PTI

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