A man suspected in a blasphemy case, who had escaped from police custody on Wednesday, was arrested from Sargodha.
According to police sources, the suspect who had been nominated in a blasphemy case registered in the Khurrianwala police station, had escaped from the custody of a team led by the investigation in-charge near Pipanwala bridge.
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Teams formed to apprehend the suspect raided a place in Sargodha and arrested the man. He was put in police lock-up.
According to Jaranwala SP Abid Hussain Zafar, the suspect told officials during initial investigation that he was not handcuffed and the police vehicle had collided with another one near the bridge.
As the police officers accompanying him were distracted by the accident, he got an opportunity to escape.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2024.
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