<p>Khandwa (MP): A man arrested in connection with the murder of a local journalist escaped from police custody by jumping off a train in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa while being taken to Uttar Pradesh on a transit remand, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The absconding accused, Jamiruddin Qureshi, is one of the five persons booked for their alleged involvement in the murder of a journalist in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh on May 13, said assistant sub-inspector Anni Lal of Khandwa Government Railway Police (GRP).</p>.<p>Following the murder, Qureshi fled to Mumbai, and the crime branch of the Thane police apprehended him, he said.</p>.<p>Two UP police personnel were bringing him to Jaunpur on transit remand on May 15 and were travelling on the Gorakhpur Weekly Express, the official said.</p>.<p>The train reached Khandwa station around 2.40 am on May 16, and when the train started leaving the platform, the accused sought permission to go to the toilet, he said.</p>.<p>As the two policemen started taking him to the toilet at the entrance of the coach, the accused jumped off the train, the official said.</p>.<p>The police have lodged a complaint, and a search has been launched for the accused, he said. </p>
<p>Khandwa (MP): A man arrested in connection with the murder of a local journalist escaped from police custody by jumping off a train in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa while being taken to Uttar Pradesh on a transit remand, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The absconding accused, Jamiruddin Qureshi, is one of the five persons booked for their alleged involvement in the murder of a journalist in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh on May 13, said assistant sub-inspector Anni Lal of Khandwa Government Railway Police (GRP).</p>.<p>Following the murder, Qureshi fled to Mumbai, and the crime branch of the Thane police apprehended him, he said.</p>.<p>Two UP police personnel were bringing him to Jaunpur on transit remand on May 15 and were travelling on the Gorakhpur Weekly Express, the official said.</p>.<p>The train reached Khandwa station around 2.40 am on May 16, and when the train started leaving the platform, the accused sought permission to go to the toilet, he said.</p>.<p>As the two policemen started taking him to the toilet at the entrance of the coach, the accused jumped off the train, the official said.</p>.<p>The police have lodged a complaint, and a search has been launched for the accused, he said. </p>