MP: Coronavirus positive dacoit held after fleeing a month ago

A coronavirus positive dacoitwho escaped from jail while undergoing treatment for theinfection was caught with drugs and a pistol from Kalyanpuraarea of Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday

Deepa Machar (27), with over 30 cases against his nameand carrying a reward of Rs 30,000, had escaped on September27, an official said

"We nabbed him on Sunday riding a motorcycle without anumber plate on Kalyanpura-Jhabua road. We seized a 12 borecountry-made pistol, 60.4 kilograms of poppy husk worth Rs1.20 lakh and the two-wheeler," said Superintendent of PoliceAshutosh Gupta.