Mangaluru, July 17, 2019: The recent faux pas by the staff of the district prison in Mangaluru wherein two murder accused were let off after mistaking the court notices on the two as bail order, has led to the withholding of the annual increment of the assistant jailer.
The Superintendent of the Shivamogga Central Prison under whose jurisdiction the district prison comes, had sought a report on the incident and on the basis of the report the punishment has been given, The release order of the two accused was signed by the superintendent and the jailer.
Meanwhile two others who are also responsible for this faux pas have escaped without punishment as they are on probation.