Police today conducted raids at several places in Delhi and Haryana to track down an undertrial who had escaped from police custody while being taken to neighbouring Sonepat for a court hearing.
Deepak Dabas, an accused in several cases, including murder and lodged in Tihar jail, was yesterday being taken to Sonepat in a mini-truck when he escaped, following which two policemen have been suspended, police said.
Local police have been deployed at Dabas's village, Majra Dabas, a few kilometers away from the market in outer Delhi's Bawana, where he jumped from a mini truck and ran away, giving the police team a slip, a senior police official said.
Meanwhile, special teams are conducting raids at his potential whereabouts in Delhi and Haryana. The teams comprise officials from all three police stations under the Bawana sub-division, the senior official said.
Dabas (23) is an accused in several cases including murder, attempt to murder and robbery registered in Delhi and Haryana.
The third batallion of Delhi Armed Police -- which is entrusted with transportation of undertrials between prison and courts -- was transporting him for a court hearing.
He was travelling in the carrier of the vehicle under the watch of a constable. By the time the truck reached outer Delhi, he secretly slipped the handcuff off his wrists.
Dabas then entered into an argument with the constable and a scuffle soon ensued between them. As the vehicle slowed at a crowded market area in outer Delhi's Bawana, Dabas jumped off and ran into a narrow alley.
The security personnel accompanying him chased him for a while on foot but were unable to track him down, a police official said, adding, a case in this regard was registered at Bawana police station.
Apart from the driver of the police vehicle, there were two officials and both have been suspended for alleged negligence, the official added.
