Eight escape from police outpost in MP; 3 of them held in Maha

Eight persons nabbed in a dacoity and murder case escaped from a police post near here after attacking policemen on Wednesday, but three of them were later caught in adjoining Maharashtra, officials said.

Seven of them were under arrest and in police custody, while the eight accused, a minor, was under detention, they said.

All of them were kept at the Umranala police chowki (outpost) from where they escaped in the wee hours after attacking and injuring two police personnel, they said.

Later, the Nagpur police apprehended three of them.

After the daring escape, the MP government suspended four police personnel for dereliction of duty.

Chhindwara Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Rai said the eight were accused of dacoity and murder and in custody of the Mohkhed police.

They were kept at the Umaranala chowki under the Mohkhed police station area for interrogation as the crime was committed under the latter's jurisdiction, he said.

The SP said at around 2 am, the accused ..