40 Maoists escape from jail
In a daring act, about 40 Naxalities on Sunday escaped from the Dantewada jail in Chhattisgarh after overpowering jail guards, police sources said. However, unconfirmed reports said 303 Maoists were missing. A Naxalite commandar Sujit Kumar overpowered a jail guard inside the prison and took possession of his weapon. Kumar then fired and injured three other guards, sources from Dantewada told PTI over phone.
