An accused arrested on Sunday after execution of a pending warrant against him escaped from the district court premises here on Monday pushing the escort party while he was being produced before the judge.
Gangadhar Naik (48) of Mahanga was arrested on the strength of a court warrant for a pending NDPS case of 2011. He was to be produced in the Additional District Jdge (ADJ) Court by two policemen of Mahanga.
“The accused managed to escape giving a push to the policemen the moment his handcuffs were taken off for production before the judge,” said Mahanga PS Inspector BK Bisi.
He said the accused ran away taking the best use of the rush at that moment in the court premises. “We have launched a massive manhunt to nab the accused, who is also wanted by several other police stations of the district,” Bisi added.