Undertrial freed by accomplices in Pb

An undertial, accused in an attempt to murder case, was today freed by six armed accomplices from police custody in broad daylight near Railnajra here today, police said.

A police team of four officials, including an ASI of Hoshirapur district, had brought Dilpreet Singh of village Dhahan under Nurpur Bedi police station to a Ropar court in a case registered against him, they said.

After the court appearance the police party was attacked by six armed car-borne assailants when they stopped to have lunch at a 'dhaba' in Railmajra, police said,

The men overpowered the police personnel, snatched their AK-47 rifles and fled with Singh against whom several other cases are registered in various police stations in the area.
 

Police said the accused threw the rifles on the road after covering some distance.

Balachaur DSP Rajpal Singh said a manhunt has been launched to nab the culprits.