A murder convict today escaped police custody as he was being transported for a court hearing in Khurja town in connection with another case after throwing chili powder into the eyes of escorting policemen.
Vineet (35), jailed in connection with a 2010 murder case, was being taken from the district jail here for a hearing in the court of additional chief judicial magistrate in Khurja, Police Circle Officer, Khurja, R L Niranjan said.
He threw chili powder into the eyes of policemen escorting him and and escaped. A hunt has been launched to arrest him, he said.
