Police cracks rape case of minor girl, uses drones, sniffer dogs to arrest accused

Jammu: Police solved the rape case of a minor girl by arresting the accused in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
SSP Kathua Shailendra Mishra said on Wednesday that team from Police Station Lakhanpur arrested one accused for committing a gruesome act of raping a minor girl.
The accused was identified as Rattan Dev of Khagriya, Bihar who was presently residing in Industrial area Maroli, Kathua and was known to the victim family.
Pertinent to mention that police after receiving complaint about rape of minor girl on March 10, immediately swung into action and constituted various teams to arrest the accused by laying nakas at all escape routes.
Drones and sniffer dogs were also pressed for the purpose, he added.
Alert was sounded in neighbouring areas of Punjab and Samba, said the SSP adding that the photographs of accused were circulated at all Railway Stations and Bus Stands.
“In late hours of the same day we succeeded in arresting the absconding accused from the neighbouring area of Maggar Khad Kathua with the help of technical help and intelligence gathered by the police duly supported by the locals especially persons of Gujjar Community,” he said.
A case was already registered under relevant sections at Police Station Lakhanpur.
The further investigation is in progress being carried out by the SHO under the close supervision of senior officers, said the top cop.