India, Feb. 24 -- A 24-year-old man who escaped from police custody at JJ Hospital on Friday was apprehended in Bhusawal, a city in the Jalgaon district, and brought back to Mumbai on Sunday. The accused, Sangharsh Mhaske, had been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after the parents of a 16-year-old girl lodged a complaint against him at the Pant Nagar police station.

Mhaske had abducted the girl last year and sexually assaulted her and was arrested but later released on bail a few months ago. After his release, he allegedly resumed contact with the girl and took her to Jalgaon, where his relatives reside. Upon discovering this, the victim's parents approached the Pant Nagar police once again, pro...