Drug addict escapes from police custody

A drug addict identified as Kulwinder Singh of Kukkrawala village escaped from the police custody at Ajnala sub-divisional court, where he was produced on Wednesday for hearing of his bail plea. After the court ordered to send him to judicial custody, he pushed the cops and managed to flee the court complex. Following this, the Ajnala police registered a case under Section 221 and 262 of the BNS against him on Friday.

Kulwinder was arrested on June 3 while he was consuming heroin at Rajasansi area. The court at that time had asked the police to get him admitted to the Swami Vivekanand De-Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Balwinder Singh told the police that Kuldeep Singh, a former sarpanch of Kukkrawala came to him and said that his family had approached the Ajnala court for his bail. The application would come up of hearing on July 9, he added.

He said he along with Kuldeep went to the rehabilitation centre. They took him a report from the doctors and produced Kulwinder in the Ajnala court, which rejected his bail and ordered his judicial custody. He said taking advantage of the crowd outside the court, the accused pushed the cops and fled.

He said that they searched for him, but in vain.

Another inmate escapes

Meanwhile, Ajay Kumar, a resident of Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala district, escaped from Government Chest and TB hospital here. He was lodged in Kapurthala Central jail and was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

Amritsar