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14 Adiala Jail prisoners flee after blinding police with chili powder
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize RAWALPINDI: Fourteen undertrial prisoners escaped on Monday after being brought from Adiala Jail to a court for a hearing, police said, ARY News reported.
- According to police, the prisoners created a disturbance inside the prison van before throwing chilli powder into the officers’ eyes and fleeing.
- Officials said the escapees were facing trial in a number of serious criminal cases.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize RAWALPINDI: Fourteen undertrial prisoners escaped on Monday after being brought from Adiala Jail to a court for a hearing, police said, ARY News reported.
According to police, the prisoners created a disturbance inside the prison van before throwing chilli powder into the officers’ eyes and fleeing. The vehicle was carrying 36 undertrial prisoners, 14 of whom managed to escape.
Officials said the escapees were facing trial in a number of serious criminal cases.
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