A 62-year-old man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in Kakinada district died after jumping into a pond while in police custody. The accused escaped under the pretext of using the washroom while being taken to court.

Tuni: A 62-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl here in Kakinada district, died after jumping into a pond while in police custody, said police on Thursday.

Narayana Rao was arrested on Wednesday for luring away a 13-year-old government school girl, his neighbour, from her hostel and allegedly raped her in an orchard.

“Rao jumped into a pond while being taken to a local magistrate. He escaped under the pretext of going to the washroom,” Peddapuram sub-divisional police officer Srihari Raju told PTI.

Rao jumped into the pond in Tuni around 10 pm on Wednesday and h

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