Mumbai:
Two high-profile gangsters managed escape after throwing chilly powder into the eyes of policemen escorting them from the Taloja Jail in Navi Mumbai to the Nashik central prison. According to sources, Sachin Khambe and Mangesh Narkar were being taken to the Nashik central prison from the Nashik Road railway station in an auto-rickshaw when the incident took place.
The police team managed to nab Khambe three hours later. However, Narkar is still wanted. The Nashik police have launched a manhunt for him. They are also investigating how the duo managed to get chilly powder.
According to sources, after almost 40 undertrials went on a hunger strike last week to protest the fact that they were not being taken to court for hearing, the jail administration decided to shift some under-trials, including Khambe and Narkar.
However, instead of taking the duo in a jail van with proper security, the jail administration decided to take them by train. Four policemen escorted them to the Thane station from where they boarded a train to Nashik.After reaching the Nashik Road railway station, they hired an auto-rickshaw for the Nashik central prison. "On the way, Narkar threw chilly powder in the eyes of the escorting policemen and both fled from the spot," a police officer from Nashik said.
A case (number 654/10) has been registered against the duo at the Nashik Road police station, under whose jurisdiction the incident took place.
The incident has caused a lot of embarrassment to the jail administration and questions are being raised about the careless manner in which the undertrials were being shifted. "Instead of taking them in a jail van with adequate security, why were they taken by train and auto?" asked a senior police officer.
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