Five cops held in prisoners' escape probe

Five cops held in prisoners' escape probe

Police on Tuesday arrested five members of the escort team and booked them in a case in connection with Monday's dramatic escape of 14 undertrial prisoners from a prison van transporting inmates from Kahuta Tehsil Courts to Central Jail Adiala A criminal case was also registered against the escapees, with broadening inquiries into whether the breakout resulted from gross negligence or collusion. The Punjab police chief further removed SP Headqua…

5 Policemen Arrested Over Prisoners’ Escape In Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Taking notice of the escape of under trial prisoners while being shifted to Adiala jail from Kahuta on Monday, the Punjab Inspector General of Police has suspended the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Headquarters and transferred the Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Headquarters Rawalpindi for negligence, while the Islamabad police have arrested five police officials guarding the prisoners van. On the other han…