History-sheeter manages to escape from police custody with aides’ help

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Times News Network
Kanpur: An alleged history-sheeter, wanted in connection with an attempt to murder and several other heinous offences, who was nabbed by a team of Naubasta police, allegedly managed to escape from custody with the help of his aides from near a guest house on Hamirpur Road on Wednesday.
A police official said the Naubasta police was in search of Manoj Singh, the alleged history-sheeter of Barra area, who was wanted in several cases, including attempt to murder.
“On Wednesday, the police team, acting on a tip-off, caught Manoj from near a guest house at Hamirpur Road. Later, a group of people, who were Manoj’s aides, followed the police team, and after creating a ruckus, helped Manoj to escape,” the police official said.
ACP Govind Nagar Vikas Kumar Pandey said a massive checking drive was launched in the area to arrest the absconding criminal. “We are in the process of registering an FIR against the criminal and his aides who assisted him to escape. As of now, we are scanning the CCTV footage to identify the criminal’s accomplices,” Pandey added.