Ambala, Sep 28 (PTI) An undertrial prisoner escaped from the Ambala Central Jail and a hunt had been launched to trace him, police said on Sunday.

Jail Deputy Superintendent Rajiv Kumar filed a complaint with the Baldev Nagar police station here after the prisoner escaped on Saturday.

The prisoner has been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Kishanganj, Bihar. Kumar was lodged in Ambala jail for crimes, including under the POCSO Act.

Kumar was booked in Panchkula on March 17, 2024, and was later arrested and sent to Ambala jail in judicial custody.

According to police, the process of closing a factory operating for inmates in the jail premises was underway at around 4 pm on Saturday. When the inmates were counted, Kumar was found missing.

Immediately, the jail administration was a

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