New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) An undertrial prisoner escaped from the custody of a police constable from Karkardooma Court in east Delhi, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday, they said.

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According to the police, Mohit, a resident of Badani village in Jhajjar district, Haryana, escaped from the custody of a constable of third battalion of Delhi Police.

Mohit was produced in the Karkardooma court in a case lodged at G T B Enclave Police Station. Just after the hearing, around 1.20 pm, he escaped from the custody of the constable, police said.

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"We received the information and registered an FIR under appropriate sections at Farsh Bazar Police Station. Investigation is underway and efforts to nab the accused in progress," said a senior police officer.

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