Escaped convict Sandeep Kumar Dhillo was in touch with two associates while in prison

Raj Kumar, additional inspector general and spokesperson for the prison, said, “We are not aware of this fact; phones are prohibited inside the jail. If any investigation team of the Delhi Police shares this information with us, we will conduct an enquiry into the same.” “The number he used inside prison was used by a relative of one of his associates a year ago. After the incident, all numbers were found to be switched off. Police are also scanning the records of all the people who met the accused in prison,” a police officer said.

Police have also recovered CCTV footage from the hospital, which shows the three policemen, posted with the Third Battalion of Delhi Police, escorting the convict to the van. The three personnel were suspended following the incident, police said.

Dhillo had escaped police custody on Monday, after his associates threw chilli powder and opened fire at the officers who had accompanied him to the hospital for treatment. “Prime facie, it appears the escape was orchestrated by five persons on motorcycles, who freed the convict, and fled the spot,” the officer said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa said, “We have identified the associates who helped Dhillo escape. We are conducting raids to nab them.”