Undertrial prisoner escapes from ICU at government hospital in Pune
Published on: Jan. 19, 2026, 11:02 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
A 26-year-old undertrial prisoner, arrested in a sexual offence case, escaped from the ICU of the government-run Sassoon General Hospital in Pune on Monday evening using a bamboo structure erected for ongoing construction work at the facility, police said.The accused, identified as Sunny Kuchekar, is facing charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act and was lodged at Yerwada Central Jail, they said.Kuchekar was brought to Sassoon General Hospital for a medical check-up after he complained of ill health in the afternoon.
