The Rajasthan Police have arrested four policemen of Vadodara police in connection with the escape of Sylvester, a key witness in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
Sylvester himself was re-arrested last night after he escaped earlier in the day. "All the four members of the team (which had accompanied Sylvester for court appearance in Rajasthan) have been suspended from the service. They were arrested last night," Vadodara Police Commissioner Satish Sharma said here on Sunday.
They are sub inspector M S Gohil, head constable L Ambalal and constables Ranchhod Jinabhai and Vijay Baburao, he said.
Sharma said that there were discrepancies in the statements by the policemen in the complaint lodged with Hiran Magri police station in Udaipur after Sylvester's escape, which led to their arrests.
Sylvester, alias Dipu, was a key witness for CBI which is probing the Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in Gujarat.
He had been brought to Udaipur in connection with a case of murder of alleged gangster Hamid Lala.