POCSO accused escapes police custody after jumping off moving train
A 45-year-old man accused in a POCSO case escaped from police custody by jumping off a moving train near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Police have launched a search operation to recapture the suspect who was being transported to Kannur.
Why it matters
The incident highlights security lapses during the transport of high-profile criminal suspects and has triggered an urgent inter-state police manhunt.
A 45-year-old man accused in a POCSO case escaped from police custody after allegedly jumping from a moving train while being brought to Kannur from Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday (June 29).
The report is a straightforward factual account of a criminal escape and subsequent police response.
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