Escaped prisoners arrested by police for robbing godown in Mumbai

Four persons were arrested for allegedly robbing a godown in Thane's Bhiwandi area, police said Tuesday. During interrogation police realised that two of them are escaped prisoners having escaped from Aadharwadi Jail in the district in 2008, an official said.

"A godown was robbed on March 1 of yarn worth Rs 2.67 lakh. Shatab Qureshi, Sagar Mishra, Dulal Chauhan and Raju Harijan have been arrested," a Narpoli police station official said. Mishra and Harijan had escaped from Aadharwadi Jail in Kalyan on October 2, 2008 and were on the run since, he added.