SRINAGAR: Two persons accused in separate POCSO cases, who had escaped from Srinagar’s Central Jail, were arrested by police after three days, officials said on Wednesday.
A senior police official said the two accused had escaped from the jail on August 23, following which police launched an operation to trace and arrest them.
The accused have been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar, son of Mohammad Rafiq Gujjar, a resident of Sanglan Chittergul, Anantnag, and Farman Khan, son of Abdul Gani Khan, a resident of Sadanpora Ragistan.
Mukhtar is accused in FIR No. 20/2026 registered at Police Station Soura under Sections 137(2) and 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3/4 of the POCSO Act.
Farman Khan is wanted in FIR No. 19/2026 registered at Police Station Lar under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the BNS and Sections 3/4 of the POCSO Act.
Police said both accused were arrested after a three-day search operation.
Further investigation into the circumstances surrounding their escape from Srinagar Central Jail is underway.
