MUMBAI: On Tuesday a 23-year-old accused in a rape case in Mumbai died while attempting to escape from the Police custody in suburban Borivali. An official attached to Aarey Police station said, “We summoned Salman Patel in connection with a complaint filed by a girl with Aarey Police yesterday”. Police said, “When the youth was at Aarey police station we got a call from Gorai police enquiring about Patel, who was booked in a rape case there last month. Police said, “He was then taken into custody by Gorai police after completing all the formalities”. Another senior official said, Patel was brought to Gorai early on Tuesday. “Today morning he was being taken to hospital for a medical checkup when he tried to escape by pushing a Policeman who was escorting him. When the police started chasing him he jumped into the sea near Palm Beach. Police tried hard to rescue him but he Salman Patel got drowned”, the official said. Police said, his body was recovered from the sea at around 3 this afternoon. The Police officer said, a case of accident has been registered by Police. ]]>
