Undertrial prisoner caught after escape from hospital

A woman undertrial prisoner who escaped from police custody during a hospital visit was re-arrested in Hyderabad after travelling to Vijayawada and Bhimavaram, with police tracking her movements using technical evidence before nabbing her in Gachibowli

Hyderabad: A woman undertrial prisoner, who allegedly escaped from police custody during a hospital visit earlier this week, has been re-arrested by the Task Force (Charminar Zone) along with Hussaini Alam police on Friday.

The suspect, identified as Ghantasala Triveni (26), had fled from the Government Maternity Hospital in Petlaburj on April 13 while undergoing medical treatment under police escort. She was lodged in the Women’s Prison at Chanchalguda in connection with a criminal case registered at Ramgopalpet police station.

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According to police, Triveni managed to reach Secunderabad Railway Station, boarded a train, and travelled to Vijayawada, where she misled a relative into believing she had secured bail. She later moved to her native place, Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh, before returning to Hyderabad and staying at a women’s hostel in Dilsukhnagar. Acting on technical evidence and specific inputs, police tracked her movements and nabbed her at a coffee outlet in Gachibowli.

She was produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody.