Woman undertrial gives cops the slip at Thane hospital

THANE: Sujata Bhimsingh Rathod, a woman undertrial admitted to the Thane civil hospital on Friday following complaints of abdominal pain, gave a slip to the police early on Sunday.
Sujata was arrested by the narcotic cell of the Thane commissionerate recently for possessing and peddling marijuana. The local court sent her to the Adharwadi jail pending trail.
Sujata sought hospitalisation saying she was experiencing labour pains. She was rushed to the women’s ward of the hospital and was undergoing treatment for the last two days. Police said at around 4am on Sunday, the women escaped from the ward and has been missing since then.