Pregnant Bangladeshi prisoner escapes from JJ Hospital in Mumbai

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Aug 16, 2025, 11:10 IST

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Rubina Irshad Shaikh, a 21-year-old Bangladeshi woman arrested for illegal stay in India, escaped from Mumbai's JJ Hospital. She pushed aside a police constable while receiving treatment for fever and skin ailments after being transferred from Byculla Women’s Jail.

Pregnant Bangladeshi prisoner escapes from JJ Hospital in Mumbai

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NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old Bangladeshi woman who had been arrested for allegedly staying in India illegally escaped from Mumbai’s JJ Hospital after pushing aside a police constable, officials said. According to news agency PTI, the woman, identified as Rubina Irshad Shaikh, was five months pregnant. Police said she fled from the state-run hospital on Thursday, where she had been taken from Byculla Women’s Jail for medical treatment.

“She was held in Navi Mumbai on 5 August for illegally staying in the country. She was lodged in Byculla Jail and was brought to JJ Hospital for treatment of fever and skin ailments,” a police official told reporters. Shaikh was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for escaping custody. She also faces charges under the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act.

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A search operation has been launched to trace her, police added.

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