Tribune News Service Amritsar March 15 A proclaimed offender identified as Jodha Singh a resident of Pandori Warraich village fled from Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after pushing the cops on Sunday. Wanted in an NDPS case he was arrested by the Sultanwind police on Saturday. According to the police after his arrest Jodha Singh was produced in the court of Rajan Aneja who sent him to judicial custody at Gurdaspur jail till March 26. ASI Hardev Singh the complainant said that as before taking him to Gurdaspur jail his Covid test was mandatory and therefore he was locked in police lock-up in Sultanwind police station. He said in the night his health condition deteriorated and therefore a police team took him to the Civil Hospital where doctors referred him to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. The accused was admitted in the emergency ward of the hospital where ASI Hardev Singh and constable Harjit Singh were deputed to guard him. At around 10.30 pm doctors asked him for a test in Bebe Nanki ward. ASI Hardev Singh went inside the laboratory for taking the report while Harjit Singh was guarding him. He said the accused pushed Harjit Singh down and fled away with the handcuffs. He said though they chased to nab him the accused managed to flee taking the advantage of darkness. The police have registered a case under Section 224 of the IPC against Jodha Singh in this regard.

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