Undertrial escapes from police custody

An undertrial escaped from the police custody in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district while he was being taken to Dehradun from Delhi for a court hearing, police said Friday. Nitin Nagpal was allegedly involved a cheating case and was arrested from east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar, a police officer said.

On Thursday, a police team escorting the accused stopped at a restaurant in Muzaffarnagar district from where Nagpal escaped, Khatoli police station in-charge Harsaran Sharma said. A search is underway to nab him, they said.