An accused involved in various crimes escaped from police custody by breaking the toilet window of the Capital Hospital here on Saturday night.
But a police team managed to nab the fugitive within hours from his residence.
The accused identified as Prithviraj Guru alias Vicky was arrested by the Airfield police from Panchgaon area on Saturday.
As he had sustained an injury on his head, the police took him to the Capital Hospital for medical examination. On his request, police allowed him to use the hospital toilet. But he managed to break open the toilet’s window pane and escaped from the spot.
After police did not find the accused inside the toilet, they launched a manhunt to nab Guru. Acting on a tipoff, a police team raided the residence of Guru at Panchgaon where they managed to nab him at late night and brought him to the Airfield PS.