A 19-year-old accused who fled from the Navghar Police in Mulund was arrested by the Surat Crime Branch even as he attempted to escape to Uttar Pradesh. The case against Sahil Ali Shahid Ali Shah, 19, and his co-accused Mohammed Moin Yamin Qureshi, 23, was registered at Navghar police station under section 392 (punishment for robbery) of the IPC.

“On March 5, the accused was taken into custody from Arthur Road jail and brought to Navghar police station for investigation. Shah took a chance when the police vehicle transporting them stopped at Chheda Nagar signal in the jurisdiction of Tilak Nagar police station; he fled after pushing the officer escorting him,” said a police officer.