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Rape accused escapes from Police custody

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Jul 09 2015 | 8:42 PM IST
A rape accused managed to escape from police custody after he was produced in a local court in Rajouri district yesterday, a police officer said.
Arif Jat, a resident of Dhunidhar area of Rajouri district who was accused in a kidnapping and rape case of 2011 was arrested along with three others on Tuesday.
"He managed to give police a slip after he was produced in a local court," the officer said.
He said that Jat was one of the four accused in a case of kidnapping and gang-raping a 17 year old girl in 2011.
"Police teams have been constituted and raids are being conducted to nab him," the officer said.

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First Published: Jul 09 2015 | 8:42 PM IST

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