Overview
- Police say a Hoshiarpur jail inmate attacked Senior Constable Jasdeep Singh with a knife during a hospital transfer on Saturday and tried to run.
- The constable fired a warning shot and then several rounds in self-defence, and bullets struck the inmate during the struggle.
- Both were taken to the Civil Hospital after the clash, where the inmate later died and doctors said the constable was out of danger.
- Punjab Police opened an inquiry to learn how the prisoner got the knife in custody and whether anyone helped him.
- Officials identified the deceased as Nasib, also spelled Naseeb, Singh from Kotla Gaunspur, and said he faced seven cases including murder and drug charges, with his father also jailed in separate cases.