Rape-accused escapes from Mehsana hospital

PALANPUR: An undertrial prisoner escaped from police custody from the civil hospital in Mehsana where he was undergoing treatment on Friday.
The prisoner Kiritkumar Thakor (26), who is accused of raping a minor, was admitted to the hospital on Thursday after he fainted in his prison cell.
Thakor had been in jail since April 27. He is resident of Ramosana village near Mehsana.
According to police, on Thursday Thakor suddenly fainted in his cell and was rushed to the civil hospital, said jailer K J Chaudhary.According to B B Goswami, police inspector with A Division police station, “Thakor managed to escape when both the guards went to toilet. The accused somehow managed to get his wrist out of the handcuffs and escaped, she said.
A search operation was on to nab the escaped prisoner. However, no disciplinary action was initiated against the erring cops on duty at the civil hospital.