Pune: Arms act accused flees hospital during treatment, police launch search

On Saturday, a 30-year-old man named Chandrakant Godse, who was under arrest by the Ahmednagar police for violating the arms act, managed to escape from Sassoon General Hospital. The incident occurred when the police officer who was accompanying him went to use the restroom, leaving Godse unattended. He was admitted to the hospital for mental illness treatment.

Balu, who also goes by the name Chandrakant Godse, is a resident of Shrigonda in Ahmednagar district, as per the police report. He was admitted to the 26th ward of Sassoon Hospital on April 19 for medical treatment. However, on April 22 at approximately 7:30 pm, while under police surveillance, Godse managed to escape from the hospital. It is believed that he freed himself from his handcuffs while the accompanying officer went to use the restroom.

The Bundgarden police station has registered a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the incident and charged the accused with section 224 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police have initiated a search operation to apprehend the accused.