Two escape after being denied bail

Islamabad:  A Pakistani jail's former superintendent and a deputy superintendent have escaped from police custody, after the Lahore High Court turned down their bail plea in a case related to 11 missing inmates, a media report said.

Adiyala Jail former superintendent Saeed Allah Gondal and deputy superintendent Khalid Bashir were arrested from the court room after Justice Ijaz Ahmad of the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court cancelled their bail plea on Wednesday.

But they escaped from police custody in the courtroom, the Daily Times said. According to police, four officials who escorted the two jail officers — an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and three constables — have been suspended and investigations are now under way.