A dozen prisoners, among them the captain of the MV Wakashio ship that spilled oil in Mauritius in July last year, have been transferred after an attempted escape.
Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar had been remanded after being arrested and charged with endangering safe navigation.
The prisoners at the Petit-Verger prison broke bars and used sheets to make ropes that they used to descend. The prison’s surveillance cameras were viewed.
Four of the prisoners had already managed to get out but quickly turned back when they saw patrol officers coming to their direction.
The 37 occupants of the two dormitories at the prison were transferred to another facility immediately.
The Petit-Verger prison had been converted into a treatment centre for prisoners who had tested positive for Covid-19.
Mr Nandeshwar had been transferred there after testing positive for the virus.
Source: BBC
