BAHAWALPUR  -  An accused in po­lice custody was killed by the firing of his own accomplices in Qaimpur police area here on Sun­day. Police said that Javed alias Dhuddi was taken to Mauza Talhar for recovery of weapon used in a mur­der when his accomplices opened indiscriminate fir­ing on the party and he was killed in cross firing. Police said that the deceased ac­cused was wanted in 44 cases pertaining to high­way robberies, murder and other heinous crimes. Action was underway to ascertain whereabouts of the accomplices who man­aged to escape,said police.