Shillong, Mar 6: Beware! “Massage Man or Bah Jyllud),” a hardcore criminal who used to enter people’s houses and disturb women at night has escaped from police’s hands.

The criminal, David Lyngdoh Marshillong, known as “Phantom” and “Massage Man (Bah Jyllud)” managed to escape from a toilet at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, when he was brought from jail to be produced in a lower court here on Wednesday.

David was first brought and kept in a lock up at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, along with other under trial prisoners (UTPs) before taking him to court.

Later, the “Massage Man” sought the permission to go to toilet at around 11 am, and he was allowed.

However security personnel guarding the UTPs were surprised as he took time to come out of the toilet.

When they checked in the toilet, they did not find anyone and realized that David had managed to escape from a ventilator of the toilet.

East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Claudia Lyngwa said that the criminal was brought from Nongpoh to Shillong for production before a court.

The SP said that manhunt is on to re-arrest the criminal.

David had also managed to escape from the custody of Nongpoh police on July 31, 2017 while taking him for medical examination after he was detained by the public.

However on August 1, 2017, David was spotted by two constables of the Sadar Police Station at Laitumkhrah area, and was re-arrested.

The criminal has a number of criminal records and he was booked for his involvement in several cases of theft and molestation.