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Prisoner flees from custody, 2 jail guards closed

A man accused in a drug related case escaped from the custody at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Wednesday, reports BSS.

Hazrat Ali's son, Md Sujon, 23, an accused in a drug case, of Keraniganj Model Police Station fled from the custody early this morning, Sub Inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge, of DMCH police camp told BSS this noon.

The accused was sent to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the DMCH with critical injuries on Tuesday noon and was undergoing treatment at the third floor of the six-storey building, he said.

He was being given treatment under escort of two jail guards Sujan and Al Amin, who were later closed due to negligence in performing their duties properly, he confirmed.