Crime

Police nab absconding rape accused

Monday, 30 May 2022 | PNS | Pauri

The Lakshmanjhula police have arrested a man accused of rape who had been absconding since allegedly committing the crime. The police caught Kishan Chaudhary from Najibabad Chowk in Kotdwara on the weekend. According to police, a resident of Lakshmanjhula had lodged a police on Marrh 30 stating that Chaudhary had raped and assaulted her. The police registered a case against him under IPC sections 323, 504, 506, 354A, 354B, and 376. The 50-year old accused was absconding and wanted since then. Acting on a tip off, the police apprehended Chaudhary in Kotdwar on Saturday.

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