IDFC Bank Fraud Accused Caught In Hotel, Cops Allege Bid To Escape Custody
Chandigarh Police have arrested two police officers and three others for allegedly conspiring to help a bank fraud accused, Vikram Wadhwa, escape custody. The accused was found in a hotel with his sons instead of being returned to jail after a medical check-up.
Why it matters
The case exposes potential corruption within law enforcement and the challenges of maintaining secure custody for high-profile financial criminals.
In the multi-crore IDFC Bank fraud case, Chandigarh Police have uncovered an alleged conspiracy to help a key accused, Vikram Wadhwa, escape custody.The accused was found staying in a hotel instead of returning to Model Jail, Burail, following a medical examination.The police have registered a case against Sub-Inspector Jagmehar Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector Surender, Karan Wadhwa, Kunal Wadhwa and undertrial prisoner Vikram Wadhwa over the alleged escape bid.According to the police, SI Jagmehar Singh and ASI Surender, both posted at Police Lines, Sector 26, Chandigarh, had been asked to escort the undertrial prisoner to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) for a medical check-up.Police alleged that after the medical examination, instead of sending Wadhwa back to Model Jail per rules, the escorting officers took him to City Hotel, where he allegedly met his two sons.According to the police's First Information Report, there was a pre-planned conspiracy involving Vikram Wadhwa and his sons, Karan…
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