Exposing the efficiency of police, an accused, who had been arrested on Thursday in connection with a road accident, not only fled from a hospital in Mayurbhanj district but also took a PCR (Police Control Room) motorcycle along with him.
The incident came to light after the bike was recovered from a forest near the Udala College in the district on Friday morning.
One Sanjeev Jena of West Bengal was arrested in connection with the road accident near Kujidihi.
After arresting him, two officials of the Suliapada police station, including ASI Satyanarayan Barik and Havildar Dipenshu Das, took the accused to the Kostha Community Health Centre (CHC) for a routine medical checkup before producing him in court.
However, the accused managed to disappear from the hospital by taking the patrolling bike from the premises and leaving his motorcycle on the spot. Sanjeev later abandoned the police vehicle bearing registration number OD05AG-3843 in the forest near the Udala College and absconded. Police recovered the bike on Friday but were yet to nab the accused.
As per the latest reports, the Mayurbhanj SP suspended the ASI and the Havildar for dereliction of duty in this connection.