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 Media.