Rajkot: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Sabarkantha and Kheroj police arrested a 22-year-old man from Rajasthan who had been absconding for nearly five months in a case involving the alleged abduction of a minor girl.The accused, Panaram Thakur, a resident of Tanpi village in Sanchore taluka of Rajasthan’s Jalore district, was nabbed after a chase of nearly 10 km.According to police, the accused allegedly lured the girl, the complainant’s daughter, with the intention of sexually exploiting her and abducted her from the lawful guardianship of her family without their consent on May 20. Police subsequently traced the girl after searching several locations, but the accused remained absconding.A joint team of LCB personnel and Kheroj police travelled to Tanpi village. The team stayed in the area for two days, gathering intelligence about his whereabouts.Based on a tip-off that the accused was hiding in a field near a canal on the outskirts of the village, police moved in to arrest him. However, he fled, prompting the team to chase him for around 10 km before apprehending him.
