Ahmedabad: Ramol police have arrested a 37-year-old undertrial who escaped from police custody near Nirant Crossroads in Vastral on Oct 29. He was being escorted back to Sabarmati Central Jail from the Civil Hospital when he fled. The ASI taking him to the jail has also been named in the FIR for allegedly deviating from the prescribed escort procedure, failing to arrange adequate security and taking the prisoner without additional police personnel or an official vehicle.
The case registered with Ramol police states that Thakkar had been admitted to Civil Hospital on Oct 28 after his health deteriorated while he was being taken to court. After his discharge at around 3.30pm the next day, he was to be escorted directly back to Sabarmati Central Jail. Radhe Thakkar, a resident of Naroda, was arrested after a search operation. Acting on a tip-off received by PSI R J Jadeja, a police team kept watch near Panjarapol Crossroads in Vastral, where Thakkar was spotted and apprehended. Thakkar was lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail as an undertrial prisoner on charges of rape and offences under the Pocso Act registered at Narol police station.