Overview

• Mushtaq Ali, alias Bacchu Don, was arrested in Amritsar by a joint Jammu-Punjab police operation on April 21.
• While being transported to Jammu, Ali attempted to escape custody by attacking police officers and trying to seize their weapons.
• In the scuffle, Ali fell and sustained grievous injuries; he was declared dead at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu on April 22.
• Four police personnel suffered minor injuries during the incident, and legal proceedings, including a forensic inquiry, are underway.
• Ali, a notorious drug smuggler, was linked to multiple criminal cases and had recently attacked a senior officer in Jammu on April 10.