Srinagar, August 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Two undertrial accused in separate cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act escaped from Central Jail Srinagar on Sunday, prompting a search operation and an alert across Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
A senior police officer said lookout notices had been issued for the two accused, who were lodged in the jail in connection with separate POCSO cases.
According to notices issued by Kashmir Zone Police, Mukhtar Ahmad Gujjar, son of Mohammad Rafiq Gujjar and a resident of Sanglan Chittergul in Anantnag, is wanted in FIR No. 20/2026 registered at Police Station Soura. The case was registered under Sections 137(2) and 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act.
The second accused, Farman Khan, son of Abdul Gani Khan and a resident of Sadanpora Ragistan, is wanted in FIR No. 19/2026 registered at Police Station Lar under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act.
Police teams have launched a search operation to trace and apprehend the two escaped accused. An alert has also been issued across the Union Territory to facilitate their arrest and bring them back into custody.
Besides facing proceedings in the cases already registered against them, the accused may also face legal action for escaping from prison custody.
Police have appealed to the public to share any information that could help in locating the two men. Information leading to their arrest will be suitably rewarded, officials said.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts has been asked to contact the nearest police station or dial 112.
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