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| Prisoners escape from India's Madhya Pradesh jail | Prisoners escape from India's Madhya Pradesh jail |
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| Seven inmates have escaped from a prison in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police say. | Seven inmates have escaped from a prison in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police say. |
| They included six members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi), a banned group. | They included six members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi), a banned group. |
| One of the prisoners was later apprehended near the jail in Khandwa district, police said. | |
| The inmates, who escaped after breaking through a toilet wall, also attacked policemen on duty while escaping. Two policemen were injured. | |
| Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Uma Shanker Gupta told the NDTV news channel that an investigation had been ordered into the incident. | |
| "There is no doubt there has been negligence in security," Mr Gupta said. | |
| In February, authorities foiled an attempt by inmates accused of deadly bombings to tunnel their way out of a jail in the western state of Gujarat. | |
| A 5.4m (18ft) escape route was found in a part of Sabarmati jail that houses prisoners on trial for bombings that killed 57 people in Ahmedabad in 2008. | A 5.4m (18ft) escape route was found in a part of Sabarmati jail that houses prisoners on trial for bombings that killed 57 people in Ahmedabad in 2008. |