Hazaribag Covid patient’s 3rd flee attempt foiled

Ranchi: A 26-year-old prisoner, who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital (HMCH), yet again attempted to escape on Thursday night.
The man jumped from the ambulance when he was being transferred to Rims and fled, only to be arrested hours later from a densely populated locality in the town.
Hazaribag SP Karthik S said the man’s health deteriorated after he stopped taking his meals in the last couple of days. “He became aggressive each time a nurse or a hospital staff approached him. So, a decision was taken to transfer him to Rims in Ranchi,” the SP said.
A little into the journey, the man overpowered the police constable and hospital staff accompanying him in the ambulance, broke the vehicle’s window panes and leapt outside. The man was arrested hours later from the roof of a government school in Chitia Muhalla and brought back to HMCH.
The man was arrested in a theft case on July 4. He first managed to give the police a slip while being taken to the lock-up of Hazaribag sadar police station.
The man later tested positive for Covid-19 and was moved to HMCH, from where he escaped on July 9. He was arrested a day later. As many as 28 cops, who came in contact with him, have tested positive for Covid-19. “Once he is discharged from HMCH, we will take drastic action against him,” the SP added.