Bhanwari Devi murder accused flees from court
15 Jun 2012 2:22 AM GMT
An undertrial prisoner on Thursday managed to escape from police custody in the court premises with the help of some accomplices.
The accomplices of Kailash Jakhar, who is accused in several cases, including the infamous Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case, opened fire to create panic in the court premises and took him away in a car.
Jakhar and Bishana Ram Bishnoi, who were under Judicial Custody, were taken to the local court in connection with a case of firing. They were under the custody of five security personnel.
In the court, around a dozen people were already waiting for them and three vehicles were kept stationary around the premises.
'As soon as the security personnel and both the accused came out of the court room after trial, they opened fire to create panic and abducted Jakhar,' Jodhpur Police Commissioner Bhupendra Dak said.
'Police retaliated and opened fire at them. Bishnoi also wanted to escape but he could not escape. We caught one of the miscreants identified as Hanuman Ram and seized one vehicle on the spot,' he said, adding, that one more vehicle which was stationary on the outskirts of the city was also seized.
'It was a serious lapse in security. Since both the accused are involved in several criminal cases, we had asked the jail authorities to produce them in the court with handcuffs but the accused were without handcuffs on Thursday,' he said.
Jakhar and Bishnoi are accused in Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case but they were taken in the local court for trial in some other case on Thursday.
'Several teams have been dispatched to different places in search of Jakhar,' he added.
The accomplices of Kailash Jakhar, who is accused in several cases, including the infamous Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case, opened fire to create panic in the court premises and took him away in a car.
Jakhar and Bishana Ram Bishnoi, who were under Judicial Custody, were taken to the local court in connection with a case of firing. They were under the custody of five security personnel.
In the court, around a dozen people were already waiting for them and three vehicles were kept stationary around the premises.
'As soon as the security personnel and both the accused came out of the court room after trial, they opened fire to create panic and abducted Jakhar,' Jodhpur Police Commissioner Bhupendra Dak said.
'Police retaliated and opened fire at them. Bishnoi also wanted to escape but he could not escape. We caught one of the miscreants identified as Hanuman Ram and seized one vehicle on the spot,' he said, adding, that one more vehicle which was stationary on the outskirts of the city was also seized.
'It was a serious lapse in security. Since both the accused are involved in several criminal cases, we had asked the jail authorities to produce them in the court with handcuffs but the accused were without handcuffs on Thursday,' he said.
Jakhar and Bishnoi are accused in Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case but they were taken in the local court for trial in some other case on Thursday.
'Several teams have been dispatched to different places in search of Jakhar,' he added.
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