Dehradun police have arrested Rahul, native of Rajasthan, late on Tuesday night from Saharanpur who had escaped the judicial custody after court denied him bail at noon the same day. Rahul had been earlier released on bail. But as he did not attend the court hearing, a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. Seeking bail from the district court, Rahul appeared in the court but escaped from the judicial custody after court denied him bail.
Rahul was residing in a rented accommodation in Suman Vihar, Rishikesh. A case under section 354 of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) Act was registered against him in Rishikesh police station in 2013. Police said they were unaware of the fact that Rahul would seek bail on Tuesday. After Rahul escaped, a case under section 224 of IPC was registered in the Kotwali police station on Tuesday. Several teams were deployed at various places to nab Rahul. Finally, he was arrested from Tapri Railway Station as he was travelling on Haridwar-Ajmer Express late Tuesday night.