Lucknow, Jan 1: Three prisoners escaped from the high-security Mathura jail in Uttar Pradesh early on Monday, police said. The state government later suspended three jail officials for dereliction in duty, an official said. Those who escaped, around 2 a.m. on the New Year Day, were housed in the “Youth Barracks”, an official told IANS, adding that these barracks had tin sheds. The fugitives have been identified as Shera, Sanjay and Baldev. Later, jail wardens Vijay, Sonveer and Abhayram were placed under suspension, based on a departmental probe by the Jail Superintendent.