Two undertrials escape custody: Four cops suspended, one nabbed

Surat: One of the two undertrials who escaped from the ventilator in the prisoner’s ward of the Bharuch civil hospital on September 9 was nabbed from Hansot taluka in Bharuch district on Friday.
Meanwhile, four police constables of the Bharuch police headquarters, who were responsible for guarding the accused in the lock-up room were suspended by the superintendent of police (SP) Bharuch on Friday. The constables were suspended for gross negligence and dereliction of duty.
The constables have been identified as Takhatsinh Kalusinh, Pravinsinh Mahotsinh, Lokrakshak Jitendra Hitendrabhai and Jagdish Rameshbhai.
Following information, the Bharuch police raided a house in Hansot village near Ankleshwar and nabbed Akash Vasava, 28, a murder accused. After escaping from the Civil hospital, Vasava had taken shelter at his relative’s house.
Police said that Vasav and Arjun Parmar, 25, facing charges under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for eloping with a minor girl, had escaped from the Bharuch civil hospital where they were were undergoing treatment.