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Pregnant Bangladeshi Detainee Rearrested Days After Fleeing Mumbai Hospital

Police say targeted surveillance using technical leads led to a trap in Ghansoli following her escape during a hospital visit.

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The woman, who is already facing charges under the Passport Act and Foreigners Act, has now been booked under section 262 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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Overview

  • Rubina Irshad Shaikh, 21 and five months pregnant, was picked up on August 18 from Navghar Ali Road in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai.
  • She had slipped past a woman constable at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital on August 14 after being taken there from Byculla women’s jail for treatment.
  • Investigators reviewed CCTV, deployed undercover teams including officers posing as delivery staff, and used technical intelligence to track her movements.
  • She was originally arrested by Vashi police for allegedly residing illegally in India, faces Passport Act and Foreigners Act cases, and is now booked under section 262 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for escaping custody.
  • Police described the incident as a custody lapse, and she was produced in court and remanded to judicial custody as the probe continues.