Accused was arrested for raping a minor girl.
By Sreekanth A Nair
A 22-year old man, who was under police custody for allegedly raping a minor girl, escaped from a police station in Chhattisgarh. It is reported that the accused had locked the policemen on duty inside the police station in Mahasamund.
The accused, Acharya Bhagwato, was arrested a few days back and was kept at the police station at Sankara village. He was scheduled to be presented before a local court on Tuesday.
He was arrested on Sunday and the incident happened on late Monday night.
Bhagwato allegedly kidnapped and raped a class 6 student at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Bhagatdevri, where he was working as a primary school teacher.
Sankara police station in-charge Loknath Yadav said, “It’s a shocking incident which occurred because of gross negligence. A head constable and two constables have been suspended and we have launched a manhunt to nab the culprit.â€
People alleged that the accused managed to escape from lock-up only because of the negligence of the police.
The Hindustan Times quoted social activist Mamata Sharma saying, “The incident appears to have been stage-managed by the police. Otherwise, how could a single person, who himself is in custody, manage to lock the entire police force inside?â€