SRINAGAR — Police have issued lookout notices for two persons accused in separate POCSO cases after they allegedly escaped from Central Jail Srinagar, officials said on Sunday.
A top police officer confirmed the incident to the news agency KNO, saying the two accused, who were lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with separate POCSO cases, had fled from the jail. Following their escape, lookout notices have been issued to trace and apprehend them.
According to the notices shared by Kashmir Zone Police on X, Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar, son of Mohammad Rafiq Gujjar, a resident of Sanglan Chittergul, Anantnag, is wanted 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.
The second accused, Farman Khan, son of Abdul Gani Khan, a resident of Sadanpora Ragistan, 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, the notice stated.
Police have appealed to the public to share any information that could help in tracing and arresting the two accused. "Information leading to their arrest will be suitably rewarded," police said.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts has been asked to contact the nearest police station or dial 112.
Further investigation and efforts to trace the escaped accused are underway.
The article first appeared on The Kashmir Pulse at https://kashmirpulse.com/jk/kashmir/police-issue-lookout-notices-for-two-pocso-accused-who-fled-srinagar-jail/115514.html
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