1 min readNew DelhiJan 2, 2010 05:53 PM IST
First published on: Jan 2, 2010 at 05:53 PM IST
Three Pakistani terrorists,who had completed their jail term for triggering blasts near Red Fort in 2000,escaped while being taken to the G B Pant Hospital in the national capital.
The incident took place on Friday while the three — Abdul Razzak,Mohammed Sadiq and Rafaqat Ali — were being escorted to hospital,official sources said in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Meghalaya Police personnel,who were escorting the three,were being questioned by security agencies,the sources said.
The three were in the custody of Special Branch of Delhi Police and were to be handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration office (FRRO) for deportation to Pakistan.
Delhi Police is now preparing a fresh case against the trio for violating the restraint order of the Foreigners Act,the sources said.
The three had been arrested in 2000 along with 17 kgs of RDX and 50 kgs of heroin and the court had sentenced them to a jail term.
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