Five inmates escape from temporary prison in Pune

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.

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.