Villager jumps to death

Jammu, October 19: A villager, who escaped from a police vehicle and was chased by police thereafter, died after he jumped into a gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

45-year-old Purshotam Singh, a resident of village Kotli, was chased by the police after he escaped from a vehicle to escape from the spot in Assar in Doda district last night.

He was arrested by the police after a complaint was lodged by his in-laws against him, they said adding after being chased by Police, he jumped into a gorge and died of head injury.

–Agencies