UP: Gangster flees from custody, 3 police personnel arrested

Ghaziabad: Dreaded Gangster of Western Uttar Pradesh, Badan Singh Baddo, fled from police custody while being taken for a court hearing.

Baddo, who was lodged in Fatehgarh jail, was sent to Ghaziabad for a court hearing on Thursday. However, under mysterious circumstances, he fled from a Meerut hotel where he had gone along with police personnel.

Following the incident, Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nitin Tiwari reached the hotel and ordered the arrest of police personnel who were part of the team responsible for the movement of convict Baddo from jail to court.

Superintendent of Police, Akhilesh Narayan Singh told ANI, “Biddo had fled while he was being taken to Fatehgarh jail after being produced in the court. We are investigating the circumstances under which he fled. Six police personnel and three other individuals have been arrested in the case.”

Police has registered a case and is investigating the incident.

[source_without_link]ANI[/source_without_link]