{
  "id": 10109568,
  "title": "In Bihar, criminal escapes police custody by jumping into river",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/in-bihar-criminal-escapes-police-custody-by-jumping-into-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T01:35:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/in-bihar-criminal-escapes-police-custody-by-jumping-into-river/article71513454.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a bizarre incident in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, a criminal detained under the Arms Act escaped police custody by jumping into a river. The incident took place on Saturday (September 26, 2026) afternoon in the Jagdishpur Police Station area. A police team apprehended Santosh Yadav, a resident of Motidah village, but while escorting him to a jeep, he managed to pull one constable along with him and jumped into the Chandan River. Both the constable and the criminal were swept downstream due to the river's current, and the constable managed to swim to safety, leaving the criminal missing. Police have launched extensive searches for the criminal, but he remains untraceable.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}