Srinagar: Panic gripped SMHS hospital here after a prisoner, who was taken there for check up, fired from a rifle which he snatched from one of the policeman escorting him from central jail here. Reportedly two policemen have been injured, one of them critically, while the prisoner, taking advantage of the melee that ensued, escaped.
Police and CRPF have launched searches in the area to nab him, sources said. There was no official confirmation so far.Emerging story, further details awaited.
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