<p>A prisoner, undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the Diphu Medical College and Hospital in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, escaped, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The prisoner was admitted to the Covid ward of the hospital on Thursday afternoon after he tested positive, they said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>He escaped from the hospital on Friday night, they added.</p>.<p>He was arrested on June 12 from Matipung in the Diphu police station area after huge quantities of drugs were seized from him.</p>.<p>He was in judicial custody.</p>.<p>A massive hunt was launched by the police to nab the prisoner. </p>
<p>A prisoner, undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the Diphu Medical College and Hospital in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, escaped, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The prisoner was admitted to the Covid ward of the hospital on Thursday afternoon after he tested positive, they said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank"><strong>CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>He escaped from the hospital on Friday night, they added.</p>.<p>He was arrested on June 12 from Matipung in the Diphu police station area after huge quantities of drugs were seized from him.</p>.<p>He was in judicial custody.</p>.<p>A massive hunt was launched by the police to nab the prisoner. </p>