The Rajasthan Police today arrested an absconded accused Kailash Jakhar in the Bhanwari Devi murder case. Jakhar had escaped from the Jodhpur High Court premises on 14th June. Police arrested him from a village near Sujangarh in Churu district in early morning. According to Police Commissioner of Jodhpur, Bhupendra Kumar Dak, Jakhar will be produced in the court tomorrow.
The Jodhpur Police had launched a massive operation to
trace Jakhar and had also announced a cash reward of 50,000 rupees for any information leading to his arrest. Fourteen persons have been arrested for helping Jakhar flee from police custody.