Another undertrial escapes from Sassoon,2 cops suspended

One more undertrial escaped from police custody from Sassoon Hospital,where he was admitted for treatment of tuberculosis for the past one week.

One more undertrial escaped from police custody on Thursday from Sassoon Hospital,where he was admitted for treatment of tuberculosis for the past one week. Vinod Manohar Lakhan,who was arrested on charges of duping over 300 women from self-help groups on the pretext of disbursing loans,fled from the washroom of his ward despite being guarded by two policemen.

Two constables,who were on duty when Lakhan escaped,were suspended late on Thursday night,for negligence in performing duties. S L Sardeshpande,deputy commissioner of police (HQ),said they had suspended two constables who were on duty. Four personnel were deployed on day and night shifts for the undertrial. We have ordered an inquiry.

The Bundgarden police have registered a case. Police said Lakhan was admitted to the hospital on October 12. Around 10.30 am on Thursday,he had gone to the washroom on the pretext of changing clothes and managed to escape from the other side of the ward. Sub inspector Ashok Randive is investigating the case.

Lakhan (38),a resident of Solapur,was arrested on a complaint from one Geeta Sajay Goher,a member of a self-help group. Gohers complaint said Lakhan had promised them a loan from the Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation,for which he said he would take a share of Rs 2,570 for a Rs 1-lakh loan and Rs 25,770 for a Rs 5-lakh loan. Accordingly,around 300 women paid him Rs 8.8 lakh to obtain various loans,which were never sanctioned. Some women had also credited amounts to a bank account of Lakhans wife Manisha Saide in Solapur. Lakhan was arrested by Swargate police on August 12.

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