Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Vadodara rape, POCSO escapee recaptured hours after fleeing hospital
A man who was in jail for a very serious crime was taken to a hospital in Vadodara to get medical treatment.
Police officers went with him to keep him safe.
While at the hospital, the man's handcuffs were taken off so the doctor could treat him.
At that moment, he ran away from the police.
Police searched all around the hospital to find him.
They even used a flying camera called a drone to look into an unfinished building nearby.
They also used a loudspeaker to ask him to come out safely.
The police watched camera recordings and used tips from people to track where he went.
Hours later, near a place called the Chhani Canal area, the police found him and caught him again.
He was taken back into police custody.
A rape and POCSO accused escaped police custody at Vadodara's SSG Hospital around noon on Thursday.
He fled after his handcuffs were removed for medical treatment while under police escort.
Police deployed a drone to scan an under-construction multi-storey building near the hospital and made megaphone announcements.
Crime Branch teams tracked him using CCTV footage and human intelligence, recapturing him around 10.30 pm.
He was taken into custody in the Chhani Canal area and had been held at Vadodara Central Jail in a case registered in Dahod district.
- Who
- An unnamed rape and POCSO accused held at Vadodara Central Jail.
- What
- He escaped police custody at SSG Hospital and was recaptured hours later.
- When
- Thursday; escaped around noon and was recaptured around 10.30 pm.
- Where
- Vadodara, India; escaped at SSG Hospital and was recaptured in the Chhani Canal area.
- Why
- He fled after his handcuffs were removed for medical treatment.
- Accused
- Rape and POCSO suspect (name not reported)
- Case registered in
- Dahod district
- Detention
- Vadodara Central Jail, judicial custody
- Escape time
- Around noon on Thursday
- Escape location
- SSG Hospital, Vadodara
- Recapture time
- Around 10.30 pm on Thursday
- Recapture location
- Chhani Canal area
- Methods used
- Drone search, CCTV footage, and human intelligence