Lucknow: The Kakori police in Lucknow have arrested a wanted accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act from Rajasthan and brought him to Lucknow on transit remand for further legal proceedings.
According to police, the accused, Om Prakash, son of Babu Lal, was wanted in connection with Case No. 270/2026 registered at Kakori police station under Sections 69 and 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act.
Police said surveillance inputs helped trace the accused to the Bilara police station area in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district. Following approval from senior officers, a Kakori police team travelled to Rajasthan and, with assistance from local police, arrested him near the bus stand in Bhavi village.
The arrest was made at around 9 pm on October 9, 2026. On October 10, the police obtained two days of transit remand from the court of the Judicial Magistrate in Balesar, Rajasthan.
The accused was subsequently brought to Lucknow on October 12 and taken to Kakori police station. After completion of the necessary legal formalities, he was produced before the court for further proceedings.
The police team involved in the operation comprised Sub-Inspector Shailendra Kumar Gupta and Head Constables Ajay Yadav and Arvind Kumar Sonkar.
The case is being pursued through the legal process.
