Land grab accused who fled Goa police custody with cop's help nabbed in Kerala
The accused, Siddiqui Suleman Khan, broke out from police custody on December 12.
The accused, Siddiqui Suleman Khan, broke out from police custody on December 12.
The accused, Siddiqui Suleman Khan, broke out from police custody on December 12.
Thiruvananthapuram/Panaji: A 55-year-old land grab accused who escaped from Goa police custody on December 12 was arrested in Kerala two days ago and will be brought back to the state, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.
The accused, Siddiqui Suleman Khan, fled police custody on December 12 allegedly with help from a constable on duty outside his cell at the crime branch lock-up in Ribandar near Panaji, officials said. He is booked in multiple land grab cases and was arrested in November after being on the run for more than four years.
Khan's interrogation will reveal who exactly was behind his escape from the police custody, said Chief Minister Sawant.
A purported video had surfaced showing a constable opening the custody lock and helping him escape on a motorcycle. The opposition Congress released a video wherein Khan claimed that a BJP MLA and a senior crime branch officer had helped him escape.
Khan also accused a ruling party MLA of assaulting him in the Superintendent of Police's office over a land deal. The opposition parties had demanded Sawant's resignation over the matter.