Jashore, May 18 -- An accused in a murder case escaped from police custody in the Jashore Judge's Court premises on Sunday.

The accused, Jewel Khan, is the son of Jahangir Khan of Rampur village in Shalikha Upazila of Magura district.

He was the main accused in the murder case of Al-Amin, an easy bike driver from Harishpur village in Shalikha Upazila of Magura, Court Inspector Roksana Khatun confirmed.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Noor-e-Alam Siddiqui, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Abul Basar, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station Abul Hasnat, and other senior police officials rushed to the court soon after the incident.

In addition, several police teams launched an opera...