India, May 7 -- An accused arrested in a wire theft case escaped from a moving police vehicle in Hadapsar on Tuesday evening but was swiftly apprehended by the police team after a brief chase.

The incident took place around 6:40 pm near Gandhi Chowk in Hadapsar when the accused, identified as Abdul Tofiq Sheikh (32), a resident of Sadesatra Nali, fled from the police vehicle, taking advantage of slow-moving traffic and crowd congestion at a signal.

According to the police, Sheikh was arrested on May 4 in connection with a wire theft case registered at Hadapsar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He was produced before a court on May 5, which remanded him to police custody till May 7.

While being trans...