Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Jan 22: Five police personnel including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) were placed under suspension after a noted criminal escaped from police custody in the court premises here today.
Official sources said that accused Tahir Hussain Shah, son of Baghdad Hussain Shah, resident of Gohlad in Mendhar, was lodged in Poonch Jail in connection with several cases of theft, murderous attack and other nature. He was brought here in a Police vehicle from District Jail, Poonch to produce in the Munsiff Court.
Five Police personnel including ASI Nazir Ahmed were deputed by a senior police officer at Poonch. As he was produced in the court, finding time being without handcuffed, he thrashed cops and managed to slip. He caused injuries to a Head Constable and ASI as well. The police men gave hot chase and also fired in the air but he ran away towards his native village. This is third time that he escaped from police custody. He had already escaped from Gursai and Surankote Police Stations on previous occasions.
Tahir Hussain was booked in case FIRs 147/ 2014, 167/ 2014, 132/2014, 124/ 2014, 93/ 2014, 71/2013, 133/ 2011, 62/2015 and 66/2015 at various police stations in district Poonch. He was last arrested on 26-5-2014.
Meanwhile, a senior police officer said that ASI Nazir Ahmed, Head Constables Sanjay Kumar and Mohd Bashir (Dvr), Constables Mohd Ilyas and Mohd Salim have been placed under suspension in this connection and an inquiry has been initiated.
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