A suspect arrested for attempted dacoity slashed himself with a blade on Wednesday afternoon on court premises, when he was about to be produced in front of a magistrate. The suspect has received injuries on his hands and head and was taken to Sassoon Hospital.

The accused, Butkya alias Hemant Ramlu Naik (21), a resident of Tadiwala Road, had fled the spot of crime after he and his accomplices tried to lay siege to a petrol pump in front of the regional transport office on Raja Bahadur Mill Road on September 16. While his accomplices were nabbed that day itself for attempted dacoity, Naik was arrested on Tuesday by the Bund Garden police.