Bhopal, Nov 25 (Inditop.com) In the second such case in a week, a man accused of raping and killing three women escaped from police custody in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Wednesday.

The accused, Raju, escaped Tuesday while he and other undertrials were being taken back from court to the Indore district jail, Police Superintendent Vipin Maheshwari told Inditop.

“Three police personnel, including a sub-inspector who were escorting Raju, have been suspended and a case has been registered against the undertrial,” the police official said.

On Nov 19, three prisoners of the Bhopal Central Jail escaped from a heavily guarded police vehicle while being taken back to the prison after a court hearing.