Man arrested in cheating case released after he submits forged bail documents to jail officials
Mir Shujath Ali, was arrested by the Narsingi police in a cheating case and remanded by the police in November. He was lodged at Central Prison Chanchalguda
Hyderabad: A man who was arrested in a cheating case and remanded at Central Prison Chanchalguda, hoodwinked the jail officials and got released after submitting forged bail documents.
Mir Shujath Ali, was arrested by the Narsingi police in a cheating case and remanded by the police in November. He was lodged at Central Prison Chanchalguda.
Last week, Shujath Ali submitted forged bail documents, got released from the prison and escaped.
The sensational escape came to light when the Narsingi police filed a Prisoner Transit (PT ) warrant in another case and the court concerned accepted the request. When the police team reached the prison to take custody of Shujath Ali, they found that the man was released on bail.
To their shock, the police re-checked with the court and found that the court did not grant bail to him.
The jail authorities then verified the documents submitted by Shujath Ali and found that he had submitted forged documents. The man got the old bail papers tampered and got it submitted in the court.
Sources said Shujath Ali, with the help of an under trial prisoner, Ramu got old documents pertaining to bail in another case forged and submitted. Based on those documents, he managed to get released from the jail. The senior officials ordered an inquiry into the lapses.
The jail authorities lodged a complaint with the Dabeerpura police who registered a case. Special teams are making efforts to nab Shujath Ali, who was previously involved and arrested in several cases in the State
