Rajkot: After arresting gangster Nikhil Donga in Nainital on Thursday, the police on Friday night nabbed two of his aides who helped him flee from the prison ward of Bhuj’s GK General Hospital. The two accused have been identified as Bharat Ramani and Akash Arya.
The police on Saturday formally arrested Donga and his three aides — Sagar Kayada, Shyamal Donga and Renish alias Lalji Malviya — after the mandatory Covid-19 tests in Bhuj. The four were brought to Bhuj from Nainital after securing their transit arrest.
Ramani, who lives in Rajkot district, and Arya, a resident of Bhuj, were arrested for helping Donga flee from Bhuj on Monday. Sources in police department informed that Ramani had arranged the car in which Donga escaped after managing to flee from the prison ward of the hospital. Ramani was waiting outside the hospital in the car, which was being driven by Arya, sources added.
Police said that Kayada has been booked in the past in connection with cases related to cheating, forgery and prohibition while Shyamal was booked in a rioting case and Malviya was booked for criminal conspiracy. After their arrest, cops also seized fake aadhaar cards from them along with Rs 3.1 lakh cash, a white hatchback car used for fleeing away from the hospital and another hatchback car.