Inmates attack Hoshiarpur jail staff; bid to get gangster released

Tribune News Service

Hoshiarpur, July 17

An attempt by some central jail inmates to help escape a gangster lodged in a high-security cell was foiled with the help of local police on Monday.

Around 10 inmates scaled the wall of security block and attacked a warden deployed in block number 8 where gangster Gurpreet Singh Ladi of Ferozepur was lodged.

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They also scuffled with the deputy jail superintendent when the latter along with jail guards tried to overpower them.

In the melee, the jail alarm was sounded and the city police were alerted over phone. A team led by DSP Sukhvinder Singh reached the jail and brought the erring inmates under control. They were lodged in high-security cells.

Gangster Gurpreet Singh Ladi, who has 14 criminal cases pending against him, is serving a five-year term in the Hoshiarpur jail.

Yesterday too, he had tried to jump the wall of security block after which he was lodged in a separate block.

Ten other gangsters, including Daljit Bhana and those from the Jaggu gang, today tried to get him released after scaling the security wall.

Assistant Jail Superintendent Asha Nand said a complaint has been sent to city police for lodging and FIR against the accused.