Jharkhand: Prisoners throw chilli powder in faces of policemen during jailbreak, two killed but 13 flee

Two prisoners were killed, three were injured and 13 escaped in Jharkhand on Tuesday after they threw chilli powder in the faces of police bringing them back to jail from a court appearance.Police said the two prisoners under trial, suspected of being Maoist insurgents, were killed in a shootout in front of the jail in the town of Chaibasa, in the mineral-rich district of West Singhbhum.Jharkhand police spokesman Anurag Gupta said police had launched a search operation to capture the fugitives who were among a group of 54 prisoners being brought back from the court."Police have identified all the prisoners that have escaped," Gupta said. "As per information available, only one of those escaped is an important Maoist - the others are criminals facing different charges."