India, Sept. 22 -- Four days after former BJP MLA Narendra Pawar and dismissed police officer Shailesh Patil were accused of gang-raping a 22-year-old married woman at Patil's farmhouse in Padgha, the CCTV cameras and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) installed at the property have gone missing. The farmhouse is located in a secluded area along National Highway 3 between Bhiwandi and Kalyan.

The caretaker who allegedly dropped the survivor at her home the day after the incident has also gone missing. Pawar and Patil have been absconding since the rape allegations surfaced.

Thane Rural Police have formed three teams and launched a manhunt to trace them. The teams have also visited Mumbai Airport and contacted immigration authorities to ascert...