An accused in a cheating case escaped from the police custody while he was being escorted to the Tihar Prisons. The incident took place on Thursday evening in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar area when the accused was deboarded from the bus for food.The accused, Gaurav Sethi, was being accompanied by Constable Hawa Singh while being taken into Judicial Custody. Sethi is an accused in a property related case under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) registered at South Delhi’s lodhi Colony police station. The incident took place on Jail Road in Hari Nagar area when they were on their way to the Tihar Prisons. The Constable along with Sethi deboarded the police van for food. Sethi suddenly jerked off the police official’s hand and escaped from the custody. He ran and sat in a Hyundai Verna car parked close to their vehicle and fled. The constable chased him and even climbed on to the car but failed to catch him. Police officials claimed that the Verna car was trailing them. “A case under Section 224 (Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension) of the IPC was registered at Hari Nagar police station. Various teams have been formed to trace the accused,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (West), Ranvir Singh.