The city police here on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the sensational escape of notorious life convict S K Haider from custody. With this, the number of arrests in the case went up to six, including a woman. As expected, the Mangalabag police arrested police constable Md Mousim, who incidentally was the lone guard on duty at the time when Haider managed to flee during treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital here on April 10 evening.
Interestingly, Mousim is complainant in the case registered against Haider in connection with his escape from custody. Mousim in his FIR had alleged that five of Haider’s family members were behind his dramatic escapePolice also arrested Sambalpur Jail Warder Sibanarayan Nanda in this connection. Constable Mousim and Warder Nanda were arrested for negligent conduct in discharging their duties, said Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh.
In a statement, the Mangalabag police informed that during course of investigation, it was prima facie established that both Mousim and Nanda had failed in their duties, for which dreaded gangster managed to escape.
Serving a life sentence for murder, Haider was cooling his heels in a jail in Sambalpur and had been brought here for treatment on March 23. After his escape, he was nabbed again by city police from Telangana on April 15.
While Sambalpur police had earlier suspended six police escort personnel, including Mousim, the Cuttack city police arrested four persons, including a woman, for hatching a conspiracy and helping gangster flee.