Three officials of the special sub-jail at Bhanjanagara in Ganjam district have been suspended for alleged negligence of duty that led to the escape of an undertrial prisoner.

Senior Superintendent of Circle Jail, Berhampur, B B Patnaik placed a head warder and two warders under suspension on Saturday on the basis of the findings of an inquiry into the escape of the undertrial prisoner from the sub-jail on September 11, an official said Sunday. The suspended jail employees were identified as Simanchal Behera, the head warder and Amulya Pal and Sushant Dehuri, the two warders.