BANGALORE: Four of the nine accused who were brought to the FTC 17th Court for trial in connection with a murder case allegedly escaped from the court premises on Friday. However, police managed to arrest the five who also made a bid to escape.
The accused have been identified as Muju, Sadiq, Appu and Ansar.
Wilson Garden police Inspector Gopalareddy K P had filed a charge-sheet against them in the case. They had allegedly murdered K P Z Hussain, 60, with legal weapons at Wilson Garden police station limits on February 25, 2006 in connection with a controversy over a mosque at J K Pur.
Hussain’s daughter Tamim Ansari had complained to the police.
The accused Abdul Karim, Abdul Rahim, Rafeeq, Rizwan and Tipu have been sent to Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, the police said.