Jammu, Aug. 26 -- Two undertrial rape accused who had escaped from Central Jail Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir have been traced and apprehended in Rajasthan, police officials said on Wednesday.
The two undertrial accused, who were lodged in the jail in connection with separate cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from Central Jail Srinagar on Sunday.
The two escapees have been identified as Farman Khan, a resident of Rajasthan, and Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar, a resident of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to officials, both inmates were traced to Rajgarh in Churu district of Rajasthan, where they were apprehended by Srinagar Police with the assistance of Rajasthan Police.
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