India, April 22 -- A notorious drug smuggler being brought from Baba Bakala in Amritsar district of Punjab died in a scuffle while trying to escape police custody along with an accomplice near Jammu, an official said on Tuesday.

Four policemen escorting the wanted criminal, Mushtaq Ali, alias Raj Ali, alias Bacchu Don, were injured in the incident late on Monday.

A police team from Jammu had rounded up Ali, who belonged to Bari Brahmana in Samba district, and his accomplice, both wanted in criminal cases in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts from Baba Bakala with the help of Punjab Police on Monday.

While they were being brought to Jammu, the accused insisted the vehicle be halted on the pretext of answering nature's call. When the two ...