Two undertrials killed in police firing, 5 others escape

Rajkot, Sep 13 (UNI) Police today opened fire on fourteen undertrials who were trying to escape from custody while they were being brought back to the jail after a court hearing in Rajula.

While two undertrials were killed and one was injured, another five managed to escape. Six of them were however recaptured, said district superintendent of police R V Jotania over phone.

He said the undertrials were brought back to the Amreli jail after being presented in the Rajula court. They attacked the policemen accompanying them and jumped out of the van near Jabad village. Police had to open 12 rounds of firing in self defence and also to prevent their escape, he said.

The two dead are Vallabh Arjan Solanki, 45, and Pravin Babu, 30. Kishore Vallabh was injured in the firing.

The accused had been facing trial in various cases, mainly on charges of rape, murder and loot. They had been in jail for about four months, police said.

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