nagpur an army deserter major rajiv bopche escaped from the military custody at kamptee cantonment in a dramatic fashion a day after he was arrested from nagpur airport reported to be posted at bhatinda in punjab the officer is also learnt to have travelled abroad and there was a look out circular loc against him said police sourcesat kamptee he sought the permission to meet his mother and brother and also freshen up after the meeting but gave the army guards a slip soon after bopche was brought to kamptee after he was arrested at the nagpur airport on july 29 on his return from dohathe officials handed him to the sonegaon police form where he was handed over to the army officials at kamptee which is the nearest cantonment a day later he is reported to have sought permission to meet his mother and brother the two came from seoni in madhya pradesh the native place of bopchea press release issued by the defence spokesperson said that a fir has been lodged at the kamptee police station and a joint search is on by the military and civil police the officer was in transit for further disciplinary proceedings with the military authorities during the transit he was allowed to meet his mother brother and freshen up at the kamptee cantonment post the meeting the officer managed to escape from custody says the release the statement comes nearly a week after the incident happenedin his midthirties bopche is learnt to have put in nine years of service and was last posted at bhatinda he did not return from leave due to which he was declared a deserter and a loc was issued against him he had come to nagpur enroute to seoni to meet his mother earlier teams had gone to seoni to search him said sources