A man arrested by the Telangana police in a suicide abetment case has escaped from custody by jumping off a train near Kalyan railway station in Maharashtra`s Thane district, officials said on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

The incident took place on Monday evening while the accused was being transported by train from Surat in Gujarat, where he had been apprehended, a Government Railway Police (GRP) official said, adding that efforts were on to trace him.

“The escapee was in a relationship with a woman in Telangana. They had frequent quarrels, which led her to depression and she eventually committed suicide,” Karjat GRP`s senior police inspector Tanaji Khade said, reported PTI.

Following the woman`s death, the Telangana police registered a case of abetment to suicide against the accused, who then fled the state and was tracked to Surat.

He was arrested and was being taken back by train when, under the pretext of using the toilet, he went to the door and jumped off the train as it departed Kalyan station, the official said, reported PTI.

The Karjat GRP have launched a search for the accused and registered a fresh case against him under Section 262 (resistance or obstruction by a person to their lawful apprehension) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said.

Teenager stabbed to death on busy street in Pune; three minors held

In another case, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Pune on Tuesday, following which three teenagers were detained, police said, reported PTI.

The incident, which was a fallout of an old enmity, took place near Maharana Pratap Garden located on Bajirao Road in the heart of the city, reported PTI.

“A teenager, who was going on his motorbike with his friend, was stabbed to death with sharp weapons. Three accused were identified and they were taken into custody. We have also recovered a weapon that was used in the murder,” an official of Khadak police station said, reported PTI.

All the accused as well as the deceased were residents of Parvati area. The reason behind the murder is previous old enmity, he said.

“The three accused, the deceased and his friend were below 18 years of age. None of them are related to any gang. These are just rogue elements,” he added, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)

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