Accused who fled from police custody and recaptured, gets four months’ jail

A man who fled while being taken in a police truck after undergoing Covid-19 screening at the Beranang Health Clinic, near Bangi, was today sentenced to four months’ jail by the Bandar Baru Bangi Magistrate’s Court, with the fleeing incident going viral on social media.

Judge Effandi Nazila Abdullah, acting as a magistrate, passed the sentence on R Theyagarajan, 24, after he pleaded guilty to committing the offence. He is to serve the jail sentence from the date of his arrest, last Jan 9.

Theyagarajan was charged with committing the offence at the health clinic at 11 am on Jan 11. The offence under...