What’s in a name? Just ask Nitish, and Nitesh: How a name twin fooled jail officials in Faridabad

In Faridabad, a rape accused named Nitish Kumar Pandey escaped from district jail. He exploited a name similarity with another inmate, Nitesh, who had secured bail. Both inmates had the same father’s name in records. Jail officials failed to verify identities properly. Two officials were suspended, and an inquiry was ordered. Police are searching for Pandey in Patna.