The Hindu : The great escape

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Saturday, Feb 21, 2004

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The great escape

Sir, — First it was the calculated master brain of Karim Telgi who successfully smuggled out the sophisticated stamp paper printing machine from the high-security Nasik Government Press; now it is the escape of Sher Singh Rana, prime accused in the Phoolan Devi murder, from the high-security Tihar jail. The latter especially looks like a direct lift from a Hindi pot-boiler.

R. Sekar,
Angul, Orissa

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Sir, — Government employees, especially those in the security forces/police, should be educated to deal with the changing nature of crimes. They should be taught use of computers in jails for easy recognition of photos, documents, etc.

R. Rajendar Goud,
New Delhi

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Sir, — The prefix "high security" has become a joke. The incident shows that criminals are always a step ahead of the law-enforcement machinery.

H. Ghouse Baig,
Tiruchi, T.N.

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