In a shocking incident, two inmates, including a rape accused, allegedly escaped from a jail in Bhopal's Dewas district. The alleged incident took place about 153 kilometres south-east of Bhopal on Saturday night, police officials said.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, the two jail inmates, both undertrials, identified as Chhote Lal and Mukesh scaled the wall of the jail with the help of a rope made of pieces of blankets.