Undertrial escapes custody from KGMU

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK

28.01.2022

Lucknow: An undertrial prisoner on Wednesday fled from police custody from KGMU where he was admitted for treatment for self-inflicted neck injuries. The accused, Satveer Singh, was booked for murder and loot by Vibhuti Khand police and named in a case in Gonda.

Lucknow police lodged a case against two constables who were guarding him for dereliction of duty.

“Satveer allegedly used a disposable blade to slash his neck on January 18 night at Lucknow district jail. He was admitted to jail hospital but the hospital authorities referred him to KGMU where  he was brought on the same day and was treated on January 19. Doctors advised him to remain admitted there for some days. For security, two constables Ankur and Arvind were deployed in day duty shift (from 9am to 9pm) and constables Ravi Kumar and Yogesh Kumar in night shift (from 9pm to 9am),” said ACP Chowk, IP Singh.

“However, the jail officials received an SoS around 9am on January 26 that Satveer had escaped from the police custody when constables Ravi Kumar and Yogesh Kumar were taking charge of duty from their fellow constables in the day shift duty,” Singh said, adding that police are looking for Satveer.