PUNE: An undertrial prisoner undergoing treatment at the Sassoon General Hospital after suicide attempt at the Kopargaon jail in Ahmednagar district fled the hospital premises around 4.30am on Friday.
Sameer Akram Shaikh (30), who was lodged at the Kopargaon jail in a murder case, had consumed bathroom cleaning liquid on January 27. “He was shifted to the Sassoon hospital on January 28,” senior inspector Yashwant Gawari of the Bund Garden police said.
A police personnel and a homeguard from Shirdi were deployed to keep an eye on Shaikh. “On Friday morning, Shaikh realized the two guards were not attentive and managed to pull his hand out of the handcuff and fled,” the officer said. “I have ordered an inquiry and will take action against the guards based on the report,” superintendent of police Manoj Patil (Ahmednagar) said.