7 cops suspended as 5 Jhabua tribals escape from lock-up...

MUMBAI: Five accused belonging to the infamous Jhabua tribal gang of Madhya Pradesh, escaped from the over 100-year-old Palghar lock-up on Thursday. They were arrested in February in connection with a robbery and double murder in Boisar. Seven cops have been suspended for the lapse.

The accused formed a pyramid to reach the wooden plank on the roof that is around 18 feet high. They broke the plank, unsealed a single Mangalore tile underneath the plank and escaped. Interestingly, this is the second time in a year that Jhabua gang members have managed to escape from police custody.