Following a hearing in a local court on Friday, gangster Nitin Nahar and another prisoner, Sahil, of the Gawal mandi area, managed to escape. Nahar has absconded while Sahil has been rearrested by the police. He was being sought by police through raids.
Nahar, a resident of Indira Colony who has been charged with more than a dozen criminal cases across Punjab, was brought by the Tarn Taran police from Goindwal jail for trial in an attempt-to-murder case.
Following the hearing, they escaped from their handcuffs and fled. They were immediately chased by police teams after an alert was sounded.
Varinder Singh Khosa, ACP (North), said arrest raids are underway. In connection with this, ASI Kuldeep Singh has been arrested.