Rajkot: In a huge embarasment for Kutch police, notorious criminal Nikhil Donga, who was caught hosting ‘dinner’ for his aides inside the Gondal sub-jail last year, managed to escape from police custody from the GK General Hospital in Bhuj, Kutch, on Monday early morning.
Five persons including two cops — police sub-inspector (PSI) Ramesh Gangal and constable Rajesh Rathod — were booked in connection with the gangster’s escape from custody. The complaint was at Bhuj B Division police station by PSI Sahdev Chauhan, police headquarters, Bhuj.
While Gangal and Rathod were booked for negligence, Donga was charged for escaping from police custody. One man identified as Bharat and an unidentified person was booked for helping the gangster escape from custody.
Donga, a historysheeter, was lodged in Bhuj’s Palara jail since October last year after he was found having ‘dinner’ with is aides inside Gondal sub-jail in Rajkot district.
On Saturday, Donga was brought to G K General Hospital after he complained of chest pain. At around 1.18 am on Monday, when the cops accompanying Donga — Gagal and Rathod — were asleep, the gangster escaped from the hospital prison ward.
Investigation revealed that a man named Bharat was already waiting outside the hospital with a car. Both Donga and Bharat fled in the car which was driven by the unidentified accused, said police. Gangal and Rathod were immediately booked for being lax on duty, said police.
According to police, Donga was running an extortion racket from inside Gondal jail. He was booked under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act.
He has several cases registered against him including murder, issuing threats, extortion among others.