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Maharashtra: Pune crime branch arrests two accomplices in drug lord’s escape
Updated On: 30 November, 2023 04:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Arrests made as investigation unfolds into aiding the escape from Sassoon hospital
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Lalit Patil, the drug lord who escaped from Sassoon hospital
The Pune Crime Branch arrested two alleged individuals for helping alleged drug kingpin Lalit Patil get in touch with another accused, Bhushan Patil.Mois Shaikh, 30, and Sudhakar Ingale, 44, were arrested on November 28. Shaikh served as a jail police officer in ward 16 at Sassoon hospital on behalf of Yerawada, where the drug lord was admitted.
“We discovered Shaikh was in constant contact with Bhushan through Lalit Patil’s girlfriend, Pradnya Kamble. We suspect Shaikh lent his phone to Patil to aid in his prison escape,” said a police officer.
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