Undertrial nabbed in Palghar after escaping from Jalgaon jail

The Palghar district rural police on Saturday nabbed a 21-year-old undertrial who had escaped from Jalgaon district jail in Maharashtra in July, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended Gaurav Vijay Patil from a locality in Boisar, Palghar police PRO Sachin Navadkar said. Patil and two of his associates had escaped from Jalgaon district jail on July 25 after threatening a guard at gunpoint, the official said.

The Palghar district rural police on Saturday nabbed a 21-year-old undertrial who had escaped from Jalgaon district jail in Maharashtra in July, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended Gaurav Vijay Patil from a locality in Boisar, Palghar police PRO Sachin Navadkar said.

Patil and two of his associates had escaped from Jalgaon district jail on July 25 after threatening a guard at gunpoint, the official said. Following the incident, an offence under section 307 attempt to murder among other provisions of IPC and Arms Act was registered against the accused, he said.

Another escapee and a person who helped them flee the jail have already been nabbed, said station house officer at Zillapeth police station..