A theft case accused who escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at a Covid-19 hospital here in Maharashtra seven months back was traced to Silvassa in the neighbouring Dadra and Nagar Haveli Union Territory, police said on Tuesday.

The accused, Rajkumar Bind, was arrested by police in Dombivli town the case of theft in May this year. Later, his test came out positive for coronavirus following which he was admitted to a Covid-19 hospital in Bhiwandi town.