Maharashtra crime: Days after 48-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing a bag escaped from police custody while being taken for a medical examination was nabbed by the Mira-Bhayander Vasai-Virar (MBVV) crime branch unit-3, the police said on Sunday.

According to the police, the man identified as Mangesh alias Manish Yashwant Parte had been initially arrested for bag theft case had managed to escape police custody while being transported for a medical examination on October 8.