Mumbai: Murder accused Anil Dubey lost 25 kg to outrun police

Murder accused and sacked bank manager Anil Dubey was so desperate to get out of jail that he worked out in jail and lost 25 kilos in the past six months His plan to beat the police in case he had to run during his escape Dubey did flee from police custody last week but cops cut short his freedom within 48 hours He told a Vasai court on Thursday that he was dejected as his wife had cut off ties with himAbout six months ago police sources said Dubey hatched a plan with an undertrial named Chand Aziz Khan when they were kept in the Thane Central prison He resorted to rigorous exercises to burn up his belly fat and toned up his physiqueLeft Dubey who now has a chiseled body with cops outside a Vasai court on Thursday PicHanif PatelldquoI was around 90 kg when I was arrested But I worked out hard inside the Thane Central jail and lost around 25 kg in the last six monthsrdquo Dubey told his interrogators after he was rearrested on Sunday Dubey also tried to kill himself in a Crime Branch lockup in Vasai on Wednesday by slashing his throat with a paper pin He was saved after the cops rushed him to a nearby hospitalAlso Read Mumbai Recaptured bank robber slits his throat in lockupSources said Dubey has been telling the police that he needs a good and expensive lawyer to get bail and that his wife is not helping him Dubey has apparently told his interrogators that a cold shiver runs down his spine whenever he thinks about his former colleague Yogita Chaudhary whom he killed during his attempt to rob a Virar branch of the ICICI Bank in July last yearldquoWhenever I sit alone her Chaudharyrsquos face comes before my eyes She has been chasing me she scares me all the timehellip she will not spare mehelliprdquo said a source quoting Dubey A police officer said ldquoHe Dubey told me that whenever he sits alone he starts shouting lsquowo aa gayi wo aa gayihelliprsquo and then breaks into tears He seems petrified He told me that it was not his intention to kill her but only to loot the bank But he could not control his anger when his former colleague stopped him from looting the bankrdquoLast Friday Dubey escaped from police custody on the pretext of using a toilet after he was brought to a Vasai court He was helped by Khan who was out on bail and the two fled on a twowheeler They were arrested within two days from a Nalasopara slum On July 29 2021 Dubey killed his excolleague Chaudhary and stabbed another female employee Shraddha Devrukhkar as he tried to loot the bank where he once worked He was caught after Devrukhkar raised an alarmDubeyrsquos excolleague Yogita Chaudhary whom he killed during his robbery bidDubey was sent to the Thane jail after his arrest ldquoHe told us that his wife and relatives do not come to meet him in jail He believes that if his wife hires a good and expensive lawyer he can come out of jailhelliprdquo said an officer A source also said that Dubeyrsquos wife is living with a close relative and is unlikely to have the financial resources to help himIn police custody Dubey who lost everything in the markets gives tricks to cops to earn quick bucks ldquoHe has been suggesting investment plans and encouraging us to trade in sharesrdquo said an officer ldquoHe tells us he will buy a Fortuner car within a year if he is set free from jailrdquoLet him die in jail Dubeyrsquos wifeA day after he attempted to kill himself Dubey and Khan were brought to Vasai court on Thursday Inside the courtroom the judge asked Dubey ye kya hua pointing out towards the wounds on his neck and wristsDubey Maine khud se kiya haiJudge Kaise kiyaDubey Pin seJudge Tum to police custody me ho fir pin kahan se milaDubey niche gira hua thahellipAfter a few minutes Dubey urged the court to allow him to speak ldquoMai depression me huhellip 302 case me andar huhellip mujhe bahar nikalna haihellip mere se galti hui haihellip court me mera number nahi aatahellip mera chhota baccha haihelliprdquo he told the courtDubey also tried to connect to his wife through Khanrsquos two wives but she refused to talk to himKhanrsquos wives said they had struggled to arrange for the money for his bail but he again got embroiled in another case by helping Dubey escape Sources said Dubey had promised Khan Rs 10 lakh if he helped him fleeOne of Khanrsquos wives told midday ldquoWe already paid R90000 towards court expenses to get Chand released on bail We took loans Now he committed another crime Dubey gave us his wifersquos number and asked us to tell her that he needs her help to secure bail But she told us that she has ended her relationship with him and she will never stay with him even if he is released from jail Dubeyrsquos wife also told us to tell him to die in jail and never come outrdquoAfter Khanrsquos wives informed Dubey about their conversation with his wife he asked Judge A V Musale to give the ldquofinalrdquo punishment to himKhanrsquos two wives said he has now asked them to arrange for R15000 for his bail ldquoWe have kids at home We havenrsquot paid the house rent for the past 5 months and the owner has threatened to throw us out We even asked Dubeyrsquos wife to help us but she blocked our numbersrdquo6No of months Dubey took to lose the weight29Day in July 2021 when Dubey killed Yogita