Inmate flees, his guards missing too

The escape was discovered around midnight on Wednesday when Davinder, the nurse on duty, found the policemen and Pal missing, his handcuffs were on the bed. SP (Panchkula) Ranbir Sharma says: ‘‘The four policemen may have gone in search of the accused. Pal escaped on the pretext of going to the bathroom and the constable opened his handcuffs.’’

Says Davinder: ‘‘The patient was not on his bed since 7.30 pm. Around midnight when I did not see the policemen, I alerted senior officials.’’

The UT Police have since informed their Panchkula counterparts.