Nanded, Nov 9 (PTI) A 21-year-old man detained in connection with the alleged abduction of two minor girls was injured after jumping from the first floor of a police station in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, an official said on Monday.
The incident occurred around 9 am on Sunday at Bhagyanagar police station while officers were completing arrest formalities for the suspect, Omkar Shahane, police inspector Santosh Tambe told PTI.
According to police, a case was registered on November 4 against one Kartik Zote (19) and Shahane, both residents of Jawla Zota village in Pathri of Parbhani district, for allegedly abducting two 17-year-old girls.
The girls resided in a hostel in Nanded city, and had failed to return on the night of November 3. The hostel authorities informed their relatives, who subsequently reached Nanded and lodged a complaint against the two youths.
During the investigation, the accused were traced to Solapur railway station, where the railway police detained them. They were subsequently brought to Nanded for further legal proceedings, the official said.
While the police were completing the arrest formalities, Shahane allegedly jumped from the first floor of the building, sustaining injuries. He was immediately taken to a hospital and is reported to be stable, he said. PTI COR ARU
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