Frail murder accused flees police custody at GMCH

Nagpur: A murder case undertrial from Central Jail fled from ward number 19 of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Sunday. He was undergoing treatment for an advanced stage of oral cancer. The accused was traced on the footpath near Cotton Market after an eight-hour search across the city.
A frail Soheb Khan Babbu Khan, 40, who is barely able to walk now, dodged the police guards of escort cell. He was last spotted heading towards the toilet, after which he was untraceable. Dhantoli police had arrested Khan last year in a case of murder post a drunken brawl. Since July 2020, Khan had been lodged at Central Jail.
On December 2, Khan was shifted from the jail to GMCH for treatment as his health deteriorated. It’s learnt that the doctors almost gave up hope of his recovery and survival beyond a few months from now.
The escort cell, led by assistant police inspector R Wankhade and asst sub-inspector Ratan Umbarkar, had formed three teams comprising head constables Mangesh Jugade, Shyam Mishra and others to search for Khan who stayed at Tajbagh but had no communication with his family.
An offence was registered at Ajni police station against Khan.