India, Sept. 23 -- A 25-year-old thief fled from the Mahim police station lock-up after loosening his handcuffs on Sunday morning. In the first week of September, he stole two mobile phones in the area, police said.

On Sunday afternoon, the Mahim police registered a fresh offence against the accused, Shahrukh Nadir Khan, under Section 262 (intentionally resisting lawful arrest) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. Khan, who hails from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, resides in Vasai.

According to the police, Khan was detained early on Sunday by the Shivaji Park police after they found him roaming suspiciously in their jurisdiction. "They questioned him and he confessed to stealing two mobile handsets on September 8, 2025, in the jurisdiction...