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Rape accused widens bars with bare hands, escapes lock up |
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Written by Correspondent
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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 Bhavnagar: A man who had raped his minor niece at Modha village of Mahuva taluka in Gujarat two years ago escaped from a lock-up on 27 October 2009 after widening its bars with his bare hands.
Lakha Dalit escaped from within the Mahuva court complex while he was eating his lunch in an old jail room within the premises, the police said. "Lakha was booked for rape of his 12-year-old niece at Moda village in 2007. Based on the girl's complaint at Kutadwa police station, Lakha was arrested and later sent to jail by the local court. On 27 October 2009, he was brought to Mahuva for a hearing," said a police official.
"As proceedings went on till late in the afternoon, Lakha was given lunch in an old jail room, which is not in current use," he said, "The two constables of Mahuva police station, who were guarding Lakha went to eat food themselves. Lakha took this opportunity and managed to bend the prison grills, as they were very old and not strong."
"Lakha was scared that he would be convicted after the hearing as the rape victim, now 14, spoke against him clearly with full details of the crime," said SS Sheikh police inspector of Mahuva police station, who is investigating the case.
"We have alerted all nearby police stations and put up road blocks," Sheikh said on 28 October 2009, by when police had made no headway. "We sent the girl and her father to their village with full police protection. The police will be guarding their house as well," Sheikh said. “We expect to nab Lakha soon, as he has no money and no means of livelihood,” he added.
(Source: The Times of India, 28 October 2009)
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