Paralakhemundi: A man, who was arrested by a police team from Maharashtra in a rape case, escaped from custody at Mohana i
n Odisha’s Gajapati district on Sunday.
According to sources, the rape accused has been identified as Juel Sabar of Antaraba, Purunasahi under the jurisdiction of Mohana police station in the district.
A police team from Nagpur in Maharashtra had reportedly caught the accused from a railway station and brought him to a lodge in Mohana on Saturday night.
Before their departure, the police personnel had gone for a bath, while the accused was kept handcuffed.
However, the accused gave a slip. CCTV footage showed him moving out of the lodge and cautiously walking away. He was reported to have been seen on a bridge from where he disappeared into thick bush in the area.
A search operation has been launched with the help of Mohana police to trace Juel.