Undertrial tries to flee from custody, nabbed

Ludhiana: An undertrial tried to flee from police custody after throwing chilli powder in the cops' eyes, while they were ferrying him to Ludhiana central jail. His plans, however, were foiled as he was soon nabbed. Identified as Surjit Lal of Chuheki village of Jalandhar, he was in jail for rape and drug peddling. The Basti Jodhewal police have lodged an FIR against him. ASI Budh Singh said he along with his staff were ferrying undertrials in a bus when the accused threw chilli powder in the eyes of head constables Ravinder Kumar and Baljit Singh and jumped off the bus. The man is said to have got chilli powder from some acquaintance in the court and the police is investigating into it.