Updated On: 12 July, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Muzaffarnagar | PTI
It was more than two weeks after the breakout that the authorities realised that Ajit, accused in a case of murder, was missing from the jail

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A murder accused escaped from jail by swapping identity with another prisoner who was about to be released, authorities said on Monday.
It was more than two weeks after the breakout that the authorities realised that Ajit, accused in a case of murder, was missing from the jail. He switched identity with petty offender, Vikas, lodged in the same jail, and escaped on June 21, according to Jailor Kamlesh Singh.