Wanted criminal Shahjahan Khan aka Patu, who had hoodwinked police and fled from the custody while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack in March, was nabbed by the Commissionerate police on Thursday.
He was arrested by the Nayapalli police while trying to flee after snatching a chain from a woman near the Passport office here.
On March 5, Khan had managed to flee from the SCB hospital giving police a slip. He had been admitted to the surgery ward of the SCB on March 2 after getting injured in an encounter with police in Bhubaneswar.
Soon after the incident, the Commissionerate police had announced a cash reward on his head and also formed a special team to re-arrest him.
Several cases, including loot, dacoity and murder, have been pending against him in different police stations in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.