Jammu, Oct 28 (PTI) A 55-year-old man, accused ofallegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir'sPoonch district, has been arrested from New Delhi, police saidtoday.
The Poonch police has arrested Mohd Latif, resident ofSalwah Mendhar, was trying to leave the country, they said.
A case was registered on October 10 when a writtencomplaint was lodged in Mendhar police station by a familyfrom Salwa village who complained that their daughter has beenraped and her objectionable video has also been circulated bythe accused, the police said.
On the basis of the complaint, a case under relevantsections was lodged in the police station and a police team,headed by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Mendhar Reyaz Tantray,started an investigation and a manhunt was launched to nab theaccused, they said.
An input was received by the police that the accused ispresent in Delhi and can make an attempt to move to an Arabcountry, they said.
Acting on the information, the Poonch police informed theimmigration section and the Passport Office and a special teamwas formed who nabbed the accused from Turaqmaan Gate inDelhi.
"The accused has now been brought to Mendhar whilefurther investigation by a team is going on", Tantray said.
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