 Initially Sajal Barui had been serving his sentence at the Dum Dum Cantonment, but he was moved to Midnapore Central Jail in July 2000 due to "administrative problems".In 2001, while serving his prison sentence, Sajal Barui showed signs of an alleged kidney ailment and was transferred to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital for examination.On 15 September 2001 he escaped from the hospital and was at large until early 2003.