2 policemen suspended for Pak national's escape

Jammu, Aug 12 (PTI) Two policemen were suspended and a
special police officer (SPO) was dismissed from services on
Wednesday in connection with the escape of a Pakistani
national from Khour police station, 40 Kms from here on
Monday, police said.

Taking a serious note of the incident, Superintendent
of Police Mohan Lal suspended Head constables -- Raj Singh,
Mohmmad Zahid -- and dismissed from services an ex-serviceman
Uttam Singh, who was employed as SPO with the police station,
they said.

A departmental probe has been ordered against the
Station House officer (SHO) of Khour Police station,they said.

Mohmmad Zahid - a Pakistani national, who was arrested
for illegally crossing into Jammu and Kashmir along the Line
of Control (LoC) last month, escaped from the police station
in the district on Monday, they said.

Police have launched a hunt to re-arrest him, police
said, adding, any trace of the Pak national was yet to be
found. PTI AB