Bhopal, Oct 14 (PTI) A 29-year-old convict, who was sentenced to death in a murder case, escaped from custody when he was brought to a hospital for treatment in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal on Saturday, police said.
The 29-year-old convict, Rajat Saini, escaped from police custody when he was brought to the government-run Hamidia Hospital from the central jail in the morning, Kohefiza police station in-charge Vijay Singh Sisodia said
Saini, a resident of Raghogarh in Guna district, has several offenses to his name and was sentenced to death by a court in a murder case, the official said. A court had sentenced Saini to death for killing his friend and burning the body to stage his own death, Singh said.
The police have registered a case, and a search was on to catch the escapee prisoner, he added. Following the incident, the jail department suspended two guards for dereliction of duty, an official said.
A Delhi court has granted permission for the handcuffing of two suspects in a carjacking case during their custodial interrogation. The suspects had posed as passengers and forcibly took the driver’s belongings before pushing him out of the car. The police stated that the suspects have previous involvement in crime and there are concerns they may attempt to flee from custody. The suspects have been involved in previous cases of robbery and have shown a willingness to resort to violence.
A Benin national, Uche Uwadiegu, was caught by Delhi Police after escaping custody when being produced before a magistrate. Uwadiegu was arrested on Friday for possession of a kg of heroin.
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