Bhubaneswar: In another incident of security lapse, an accused gave police a slip while he was undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack last night.

The accused was identified as Ashok Sahoo of Raghunathpur area in Jagatsinghpur district. After arresting him, the Raghunathpur police had brought him to Cuttack for treatment. He was undergoing treatment at the Medicine Ward in the SCB MCH when he managed to give police a slip and managed to flee from the spot.