Police have beefed up presence at the Suva Court house after convicted robber, 33‑year‑old Deshwar Kishore Dutt escaped from custody last Thursday.
Chief of Operations ACP Rusiate Tudravu says a support team from the Police Special Response Unit is now assisting their operations at the Suva Court house.
He says they now have about 30 escorting police officers that will be at the Suva Court house at any given time.
Tudravu says they have also demarcated some areas and have started to intensify their screening of accused persons that are in remand.
Last Thursday, the escorting officer Sepeti Tabaiwalu told High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo that he was tying his shoe lace when Dutt ran away.
Tabaiwalu told the court that they looked around but could not find him.
Justice Temo has issued a bench warrant against Dutt and he has sentenced him in his absentia to 15 years imprisonment.
He was convicted for two counts of aggravated robbery.
On 20th July, 2014, Dutt robbed two families in Samabula and stole assorted items total value of $165,863.
