Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Accused Arrested in Goa After Alleged Attack, Hotel Escape
Police say a man named Vikas Yadav was being taken from Nalasopara to Bengaluru.
He is accused in cases involving drugs and fraud.
Before the journey, he was staying with a police officer at a hotel.
Police say Yadav attacked the officer and locked him inside the room.
He then escaped from the hotel.
The Nalasopara police registered a case and began searching for him.
Bengaluru and Nalasopara police worked together to find him.
He was eventually arrested in Goa and taken before a court for transit-remand proceedings.
Vikas Yadav, 31, was arrested in Goa after allegedly attacking a Bengaluru police officer and escaping from a Nalasopara hotel.
Yadav was being taken to Bengaluru in connection with drug- and fraud-related cases.
The incident occurred in Room 203 of Galaxy Hotel in Nalasopara West.
Police said Yadav attacked officer Venkatesh Chaudhary, locked him inside the room and fled.
Bengaluru City Police arrested Yadav with assistance from Nalasopara police after a search operation.
- Who
- Vikas Yadav, 31, Bengaluru police officer Venkatesh Chaudhary, and police teams from Bengaluru and Nalasopara.
- What
- Yadav was arrested in Goa after allegedly attacking a police officer and escaping from a Nalasopara hotel while being transferred to Bengaluru.
- When
- The arrest was confirmed as taking place on Monday, August 24; Yadav had been produced before the Vasai court on the preceding Saturday.
- Where
- The alleged escape occurred at Galaxy Hotel in Nalasopara West, and Yadav was arrested in Goa.
- Why
- Police were taking Yadav to Bengaluru in connection with drug- and fraud-related cases.
- Accused
- Vikas Yadav, 31
- Arrest location
- Goa
- Hotel location
- Galaxy Hotel, Nalasopara West
- Hotel room
- Room No. 203
- Alleged victim
- Venkatesh Chaudhary of Bengaluru City Police
- Related cases
- Drug- and fraud-related cases
- Police operation
- Bengaluru City Police with assistance from Nalasopara police