Armed criminals attack Haryana Police team, free murder accused

Chandigarh: Armed criminals attacked a police party outside a court complex in Haryana`s Mahendergarh town on Friday, injuring four police officials as they freed a murder accused from custody and fled, officials said.

The assailants escaped with murder accused Vikram, said to be a hardcore criminal, who had been brought by police to the court for a hearing. 

Four police officials received bullet injuries as the assailants fired at them from close range. One police was shifted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak as his condition was critical. 

The entire incident was recorded by a CCTV camera at the court complex in Mahendragarh, 125 km from Delhi. 

It was not known if the police officials fired back at the assailants. 

Mahendergarh`s Superintendent of Police Anil Dhawan said that raids were being conducted to nab those involved in the shootout.