JAMMU: An alleged member of a trans-border narco-terror module escaped from the custody of Narcotics Management Bureau (NCB) in Jammu Sunday night time, prompting police and the bureau to launch an enormous manhunt to nab him.“The main points of how Aqib Bashir escaped from custody are unclear… Police and different safety businesses have intensified frisking and car checks at key entry and exit factors throughout the area,” an official stated.Bashir, from Pulwama district‘s Kakapora, was arrested with 522 grams of heroin on Sept 3, when an NCB crew intercepted a Jammu-bound bus coming from Punjab at new bus stand in Samba. NCB in its assertion on Sept 5 claimed to have uncovered a twin-route narco-trail in J&Ok: one originating from throughout the Pakistan border and one other working by means of Punjab–J&Ok hall.
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On Feb 18, 2026, two Pakistani nationals, together with a neighborhood gangster, fled a juvenile dwelling in Ranbir Singh Pura. The trio, nevertheless, was arrested inside 20 hours close to Ambala railway station in Haryana whereas heading for Nepal.On March 22, 2024, narcotics smuggler Balraj Singh, from Amritsar, escaped from police custody in Jammu.