Drone and sniffer dog help police to nab absconding undertrial
A model Central Jail undertrial prisoner missing since November 17, 2021, was nabbed with help of drone from a den in Taradevi hillock on Friday, police officer confirmed.
Superintendent of police Shimla Ms Monika Bhutunguru said that undertrial prisoner Dadi Ram(37), resident of village Oda No. 0 8 District Jajarkot, Aanchal Beri, Nepal was traced from a den in Taradevi hillock this morning.
“Tara Devi Shoghi and surrounding forests were searched with the help of drones since last evening as the search operation was also carried out with the help of a sniffer dog.” She said.
Apart from this, members of the Rapid Action Team and the employees of the 6th IRB were also involved in the search operation.
Hearing the sound of the drone, the prisoner hid behind the dense trees in the forest and which was not visible for a long time.
Thee police personnel went in the direction in which the prisoner was running. Seeing the police, the prisoner ran towards the forest inside and was chased by the police personnel, while chasing, the prisoner tried to run down from the cover him in a den.
The police personnel jumped in the said cover and after a lot of effort, he was nab by the police from the den.
She said that police has succeeded in catching the prisoner in two days by conducting a search operation day and night.
Thee next action is being implemented by bringing the caught prisoner to the police station Bioleaganj.
The absconder was booked in Police Station Theog on July 31, 2020 Under section 302 IPC.
On November 17 2021, he was being brought to the Court for production but undertrial escaped from the jail custody from Tawimord, she said.
