KARACHI: Two convicts, Sheikh Muhammad Arif Firon and Ahmed Khan Arif Manako belonging to banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have managed to easily escape Karachi’s Central Jail late the other day.
The two were presented in the jail’s judicial complex for a hearing when they managed to flee the prison.
12 police personnel including the jail superintendent and deputy jail superintendent were arrested on orders issued by Minister for Law & Prisons, Sindh.
The two had been taken into custody by the Counter Terrorism Department in 2013.
A case was registered in New Town police station against the 12 police personnel arrested in the case.
A rehearsal for security arrangements was conducted in Central Jail between Sunday and Monday.
