Jammu: 27 years on, rape suspect on the run held

A man, who had been absconding for the past 27 years after he was booked in a rape and kidnap case, was arrested Monday in Jammu district, police said.

Based on a tip-off, police raided a place in Pargwal and arrested the accused, Rattan Lal, they said.

Lal is booked in a rape and kidnapping case which he committed in 1991, they said, adding that he was produced before the court.