India, July 21 -- An accused who escaped from the Bund Garden police station after slipping one hand out of his handcuffs on Sunday was arrested a few hours later from Tingre Nagar following a citywide search.

According to the police, the accused, Vaibhav Khot, a Tingre Nagar resident, was arrested Saturday in connection with a theft case registered under Section 381 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). As lock-ups at several police stations were full, he was lodged at the Bund Garden police station.

In the early hours of Sunday, Khot allegedly freed one hand from the handcuffs and slipped away from the police station, prompting an immediate search operation.

Senior police officers were alerted and multiple teams were deployed to trac...