Itanagar, March 21 -- In a significant breakthrough, the Itanagar Police arrested an absconding accused in a POCSO case from East Kameng district on Friday.
The accused, a 50-year-old official of the state government, had been evading arrest in connection with a Case registered under Sections 376, 326, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), read with Section 4 of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
The arrest was made following a request from the Officer-in-Charge (OC), Women Police Station (WPS), Seppa, seeking assistance in nabbing the fugitive. Responding promptly, a team from WPS Itanagar was formed and successfully tracked down and arrested the accused on Friday, Itanagar SP Rohit Rajbir Singh said.
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