What happened: 12 prisoners from a court in Lahore escaped as the police were left unaware. The 12 prisoners were brought from the Kot Lakhpat jail for their hearings at Model Town Kachthery on the 6th of December. The prisoners were kept at the lockup in court before their hearing.
Details: 12 prisoners took advantage of the policemen not being present at the scene and escaped by breaking the lock of Model Town Kachthery’s lockup. On the 6th of December, the incident was reported earlier at 11 am. It is pertinent to know that among the 12 escapees were two murderers, and the rest were deemed “violent with criminal histories.” However, the local police have issued a blue alert by cordoning off the nearby premises. At the same time, Lahore’s CCPO has started an inquiry into the incident before taking notice of the matter.