Rape accused escapes in govt chopper, held
12 March 2013 7:30 AM IST
A rape accused attempted to escape in a state helicopter from Rajouri town to evade his arrest. However, he was eventually apprehended, police sources said.
Sources said Mohammad Pervez of Thanda Pani in Manjakote area managed to evade his arrest by the Rajouri Police by boarding a chopper that was carrying the people injured in an accident on 8 March to Jammu.
‘The matter is being investigated,’ a senior police officer said adding that chief minister Omar Abdullah had ordered an inquiry into the matter too.
‘A case against FIR number 18/2013 in Manjakote Police Station stands registered under relevant sections,’ sources said. Pervez was charged with rape of a woman at Kakora in Manjakote area on Friday.
Sources said he pretended to be an accident victim of 8 March in which 15 people were killed and over a dozen injured. The injured were being moved to Government Medical College & Hospital in a helicopter. DIG Rajouri-Poonch range, Danish Rana said the accused managed to board the helicopter along with the seriously injured because his face was covered with bandages. ‘While committing criminal assault on the girl, he perhaps got some injuries on his face. He got the first aid (bandage) at Rajouri hospital. That enabled him to disguise himself.’
Sources said Mohammad Pervez of Thanda Pani in Manjakote area managed to evade his arrest by the Rajouri Police by boarding a chopper that was carrying the people injured in an accident on 8 March to Jammu.
‘The matter is being investigated,’ a senior police officer said adding that chief minister Omar Abdullah had ordered an inquiry into the matter too.
‘A case against FIR number 18/2013 in Manjakote Police Station stands registered under relevant sections,’ sources said. Pervez was charged with rape of a woman at Kakora in Manjakote area on Friday.
Sources said he pretended to be an accident victim of 8 March in which 15 people were killed and over a dozen injured. The injured were being moved to Government Medical College & Hospital in a helicopter. DIG Rajouri-Poonch range, Danish Rana said the accused managed to board the helicopter along with the seriously injured because his face was covered with bandages. ‘While committing criminal assault on the girl, he perhaps got some injuries on his face. He got the first aid (bandage) at Rajouri hospital. That enabled him to disguise himself.’
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