Odisha gangster Sheikh Hyder’s escape: Police query aide who equipped him with biryani

Two days after dreaded gangster Sheikh Hyderescaped from police custody whereas present process remedy at a Cuttack hospital, Odisha Police on Monday questioned his shut affiliate who had delivered biryani on the day of the escape.
Yakub Khan alias Sallu got here ahead and produced himself earlier than the police and has agreed to cooperate within the investigation, officers stated.
On March 24, Hyder, serving a life sentence in two separate circumstances, was admitted to a personal cabin at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for remedy of kidney-related illnesses.
According to senior police officers, jail authorities in Sambalpur had coordinated his admission with the hospital after he was referred from VIMSAR hospital in Sambalpur to SCB Hospital, and 6 constables connected with the Sambalpur district police have been chargeable for his safety.
On Saturday, Hyder managed to flee from the hospital shortly after Khan had delivered biryani to him. His absence was first observed by a employees nurse at SCB, who knowledgeable larger authorities. The nurse additionally discovered that the constable guarding Hyder was unconscious.

It is suspected that the gangster had laced the biryani with sedatives after which provided it to the constable earlier than fleeing.
On Monday, a senior police officer stated, “Khan is an aide of Hyder and has been accused in minor crimes earlier. We are questioning him to understand if Hyder had been in touch with any other of his associates. We are probing the role of his acquaintances in the case. We are also investigating how Hyder managed to spike the food which he also offered to the constable guarding him.”
Meanwhile, Khan instructed the media, “I supplied Hyder with biryani on three different occasions while he was admitted in the hospital. But I was unaware that he was planning to escape from custody. I had not added any sedatives before supplying the biryani.”

Earlier on Sunday, the Odisha Police launched an enormous manhunt for Hyder and suspended the six constables who have been chargeable for his safety.
Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner S Ok Priyadarshi stated, “We have activated multiple teams who have spread across the state to locate him. Our primary objective is to trace him down first. He had been in jail for the last 16 years and it is not easy to continue to have the influence that he had earlier. His tentacles are not as strong as they might have been earlier and we are positive to nab him soon.”