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Phoolan killer escapes from Tihar jail

By A CorrespondentANI

NEW DELHI, FEB. 17. Sher Singh Rana, main accused in the murder of brigand-turned-politician Phoolan Devi in July 2001, staged a dramatic escape from the high-security Tihar jail today.

He conned authorities into believing that he was leaving with a police team from another State by having his friends pose as men in uniform and produce a fake release warrant. He then walked out with them.

It was only after Rana and his cohorts had left that the authorities realised the lapse.

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