LeT terrorist escapes from police custody in UP

A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist escaped from police custody at Veerapatti railway station near in the wee hours on Wednesday.

A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, who was being taken from West Bengal to Jammu and Kashmir in a train, escaped from police custody at Veerapatti railway station near in the wee hours on Wednesday, police sources said.

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The terrorist escaped when the Sealdah Express train slowed down because of thick fog near the station, they said.

The terrorist, who was lodged in a jail in West Bengal and was being taken to Jammu and Kashmir.

He was handcuffed, police said adding a massive combing operation has been launched to hunt him.