Armed men break into Punjab jail, free pro-Khalistan leader

November 27, 2016 10:56

Ten armed broke into Nabha jail in Punjab and freed Khalistan Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh Mintoo and four other dreaded gangsters on Sunday morning.

The men, reportedly wearing police fatigues, fired over 100 rounds, ANI reported.

Police reinforcements have arrived at the spot and probe is currently underway.

The four gangsters who escaped were Gurpreet Singh, Vicky Gondra, Nitin Deol and Vikramjeet Singh Vicky.

A high alert has been sounded in Punjab.

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