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8 SIMI terrorists escape from Bhopal Central Jail
In a shocking move, after killing a security guard, 8 terrorists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) escaped from Bhopal Central Jail early this morning, scaling the prison wall using bed sheets.
"Eight SIMI activists escaped around 2-3am by killing a jail security guard," DIG Bhopal Raman Singh said. Overpowering the guard, they slit his throat with a steel plate and glass, the DIG said. Currently, the police are in search of the terrorists.
It should be noted that this is not the first time, SIMI terrorists escaped from jail in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, in 2013 seven terror suspects stabbed 2 security guards and cut the iron bars of a Khandwa jail's bathroom window. They stole rifles and wireless sets.
Update:
"All eight SIMI terrorists were killed in an encounter near Manikhedi Pathar village," a senior police officer said. According to police, the terrorists were gunned down about 30 km north of Bhopal. The terrorists were killed in cross-fire, police said.
