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Bareilly Court Escape: 8 Cops Suspended After Undertrial Flees
24 Oct
Summary
- Eight police officers suspended for negligence in Bareilly.
- Undertrial escaped from district court and went unnoticed.
- Escape revealed a day later during a routine lockup inspection.
Eight police officers have been suspended following the escape of an undertrial from Bareilly district court on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The undertrial, Sachin Singh Thakur, who was facing theft charges, disappeared from court custody but his absence was not immediately detected.
The escape went unnoticed because the general diary recorded all six prisoners returning to the lockup, despite Thakur slipping away while being escorted for a hearing. The lapse came to light on Thursday, October 22, 2026, when an inspection by the court post in-charge confirmed only five prisoners were present.
An FIR has been lodged against nine people, including seven constables and Thakur himself. Multiple police teams are actively searching for the absconding undertrial. This is the third reported escape from custody in Bareilly in the past six months, following similar incidents in June and October 2026.
