A dubious story

The escape of eight undertrials of the banned militant group Simi from the Bhopal Central Jail and their subsequent death at the hands of the Madhya Pradesh police in a supposed “encounter” has left umpteen posers in its wake. How did the prisoners get access to sharpened steel spoons and manage to slit the throat of the security guard How did they manage to scale a 32-ft-high wall using just knotted bedsheets without being discovered Where did the fugitives get their firearms from soon after escaping Why did policemen fire from near point-blank range On the face of it, the entire story sounds dubious and lacks credibility.

N.J. Ravi Chander

Bengaluru