Jalandhar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday have arrested a snatching accused who had escaped from police custody on Sunday when the cops were taking him for medical examination in the Civil Hospital.
The accused has been identified as Honey Sahota of Tej Mohan Nagar.
Disclosing more information, Deputy Commissioner of Police Gurmeet Singh said that Honey was arrested by Basti Bawa Khel Police on January 30 in a mobile snatching case, and on January 31, when the cops were taking him to the medical examination in the local civil hospital, he ran away from the custody after pushing the cops aside.
He said that a case under section 224 of IPC was registered against him at Police Station-4.
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He said that today, a team of Police Station-7 had been arrested for snatching a purse from a woman outside Mayor World School. A fresh case under section 379-B of IPC has been registered against him.
Singh told that 10 criminal cases under various sections registered against him in the various police stations.
Deputy Commissioner of Police said that the accused is being quizzed by the cops and would be produced into the local courts on Tuesday.