Khulna, Oct 18 (V7N)- Hriday Sardar, the accused in the theft case, was arrested four hours after he escaped from the court premises.  He was arrested from Katakhali area while fleeing Bagerhat by bus on Thursday afternoon.  4 ASIs and 2 constables including Court Police SI Kripasindu have been relieved of duty in this incident.  Earlier, Hridoy Sardar ran away from the Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate court at around 12 noon.
 
Police said that in a theft case of 2023, Hriday Sardar was arrested on July 10 by Daulatpur Police Station from Pabla Dutt's house and sent to jail.  He ran away at around 12 o'clock on the way to take him from the jail to the Khulna Metropolitan Court premises to appear in the case on Thursday.  In this incident, police was alerted and security was strengthened and check posts were set up.  While escaping by bus towards Bagerhat, Hridoy was arrested by Fakirhat police station at Katakhali check post in the afternoon.
 
Khulna Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Prosecution Monira Sultana said that an accused named Hriday was in jail in a theft case of 2023.  He ran away while being brought to the court at 12 am on Thursday.  He was arrested from Katakhali area through the special security post of the police.  In this incident, 7 policemen were relieved from duty.
 
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