For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts
Oneindia App Download

11 prisoners escape from police custody

By Staff
|
Google Oneindia News

Ahmedabad, Mar 26 (UNI) As many as eleven prisoners escaped after attacking three policemen near Vasad village on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Express Highway today.

According to sources close to Vadodara police, 11 prisoners from the Sabarmati Central Jail were taken to Halol, near Vadodara, to appear for a court hearing.

The prisoners while on their way back to Ahmedabad this afternoon, attacked the policemen, who were escorting them, with their hand-cuffs when the police van reached Koyacha Bridge near Vasad village on the highway.

The police personnel were seriously injured in the attack.

A statewide alert has been sounded and a massive manhunt has been launched to nab the fugitives.

Later, one of them was apprehended, police sources said.

UNI HT OBB SM PY RK1818

For Daily Alerts
Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
X