Pasighat, July 12: Seven under trial prisoners (UTP) fled from East Siang district jail in Arunachal Pradesh by spraying chilli, salt and pepper powders on the jail guards, police said on Monday.

A police official said a massive search operation has been launched to nab the escaped prisoners immediately after the UTPs escaped from the district jail located in district headquarters in Pasighat on Sunday night.

Five jail guards were injured in the attack by spice powders – chilli, salt and pepper.
Around 100 prisoners in all are lodged in the district jail in East Siang district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh which shares borders with Assam.

The seven fleeing prisoner have been identified as Abhijit Gogoi, Taro Hamam, Kalom Apang, Talum Panying, Subhash Mandal, Raja Tayeng and Dani Gamlin.