Cop held for helping kidnap accused escape

JAIPUR: The city police on Tuesday arrested a circle inspector of Rajasthan police for allegedly helping an accused in molestation and kidnapping case escape during a raid.
The cop has also been booked for hampering the police proceedings.
A team of five policemen, including three from Vaishali Nagar police station, had gone to nab one Ajay Chaudhary (26) from a house in Hanuman Nagar on Monday night.
A case under Sections 363 and 354 of IPC was registered against the accused at the Kotwali police station in Jhunjhunu.
The police arrested Chaudhary and were about to leave when one Ashok Chaudhary, a circle inspector, arrived at the scene and asked the officers if they were carrying a warrant against the accused.
Residents of the locality also came out and surrounded the police. Amidst the confusion, the accused managed to flee. "Our senior officers directed us to book circle inspector Ashok Chaudhary for helping the accused run away," said Mehmood Khan, circle inspector, Vaishali Nagar police station.
According to the police, a team of Jhunjhunu police had specific information about Ajay being involved in the kidnap and molestation of a girl. The cops traced him to Vaishali Nagar and sought the local police's help to arrest him. "We provided them three of our men. When the team went to arrest the accused, the circle inspector hampered the proceedings and helped him flee," said B L Soni, police commissioner.
Ashok Chaudhary has a tainted past and was earlier caught by the anti-corruption bureau taking bribe. He was posted at a police station in Nagaur but had not reported to work for two years, an officer said.