Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora on Sunday admitted that "conspiracy, connivance and lapses" led to the sensational Nabha jailbreak, in which two suspected Khalistani terrorists and four dreaded gangsters escaped.
"There are lapses. There is a conspiracy, as we can see. We will investigate everything. We will look into connivance (angle too)," said Arora while talking to the mediapersons outside the maximum security jail in Nabha.
As jail security failed to respond to the attack, the DGP said: "We will look into why our firing was not effective."
He said the escapees as well as those who helped them break free drove towards Haryana, about 30 km away.
"Their location is being traced," Arora said.
The DGP said that 30-35 rounds were fired during the jail-break even as eyewitnesses claimed at least 100 rounds were fired.
"They (attackers) made the excuse that they have come to drop a prisoner. The sentry opened the gate. They were carrying small firearms" the DGP said.