Gangster Kaushal produced in court on stretcher

Kaushal Chaudhary, a notorious Haryana gangster who was remanded in police custody from the Bhondsi jail for his questioning in connection with the firing at luxury car rental showroom in Baddowal, was produced on Saturday in Ludhiana courts on a stretcher due to fractures in his legs.

He suffered injuries while attempting to escape from the police custody at Dakha police station. He pushed past police officers from the custody spot and attempted to scale the wall. However, he fell onto the road, fracturing both his legs. The police apprehended him at the scene.

SSP, Ludhiana rural, Ankur Gupta, said the gangster was brought on production warrant and a five-day remand was sought for him.

On Saturday, his five days’ remand ended and the gangster was again produced in a court, which further extended his remand by two days, he said.

“During initial remand days, he tried to escape from police custody and suffered fractures in his legs. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment. He was produced in the court on a stretcher due to the fractures,” Dr Gupta said.

When asked how the gangster managed to give the police the slip, the SSP said it was a matter of investigation and internal inquiry was being conducted under what circumstances the gangster tried to escape. The police could not disclose the entire details about the attempt of the gangster as it might hamper the probe.

Police sources, however, said the gangster asked to be taken to the toilet at night. During which, he pushed police personnel on duty and tried to escape by climbing over the police station wall.

The suspect lost balance as he leaped from the wall and fell onto the road. The fall resulted in severe fractures to both of his legs. The police chased him and quickly overpowered him, they said.

Police officials said the matter was being investigated and any security lapse would be reviewed.

The reason Kaushal Chaudhary was brought on production warrant by the Ludhaina rural police was that slips left by two bike-borne assailants had names of gangsters Pawan Shokeen and Mohabbat Randhawa. Since both gangsters are close associates of Chaudhary, the police are suspecting that Chaudhary could have hatched the conspiracy. Even a Rs 2-crore extortion was also demanded from the owner of the

car rental showroom after the firing incident. The police had also arrested Naveen Deswal and Vijay Kumari, both relatives of gangster Pawan.