Pakistan, June 30 -- Five officials of Adiala Central Jail, including the guard in charge, have been arrested after 14 undertrial prisoners escaped from a prison van following a court appearance in Rawalpindi, authorities said.

According to officials, the arrested personnel were on duty when the prisoners fled on Monday evening. Investigators have launched a detailed inquiry and are examining the officials' mobile phone data and call records as part of the investigation.

The incident occurred after the prisoners were produced before courts in Kahuta. Police said the prison van was transporting 36 undertrial prisoners when 14 of them allegedly created a disturbance, threw chilli powder into the eyes of escorting officers and escaped in t...