GUJAR KHAN, Aug 8: Four police officials were arrested after an under trial prisoner (UTP) escaped from the judicial lockup here on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Inayatullah Farooq said Mohammad Waqas, a resident of Wahagal village in Kotli Sattian Tehsil, was in judicial custody when on Tuesday morning the lockup staff asked him to dispose the garbage in the lawn. The UTP went outside and escaped after scaling the wall.

Mr Farooq said DSP Headquarters Syed Akbar Abbas had been tasked with probing the incident and submitting the report.

Meanwhile ASI Fiaz, constables Mohammad Suleman and Mohammad Ibrahim and Khalid have been arrested by the Gujar Khan police on charges of dereliction of duty.—Correspondent