Cuttack: An undertrial prisoner who was undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack managed to escape in the guise of a woman.
The absconding prisoner has been identified as Sajan Das, a resident of an area under Naugaon police limits in Jagatsinghpur district.
According to a source, Naugaon police had arrested Das while he was trying to loot a house in Niali area. He was then produced in a court and remanded to judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected. He was first lodged in Alipingal jail and then shifted to Choudwar jail.