Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's aide Deepak Tinu, one of the main accused in the killing of Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala, escaped from custody in Mansa district, police said Sunday.

Tinu managed to escape from Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) officials when he was being brought from Kapurthala Jail to Mansa on remand in a private vehicle Saturday night, they said.