Jammu, Jul 27 (PTI) A rape accused, who was at large for five months, was arrested in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

The accused was identified as Sandeep Singh, a resident of Hoochak village of Pogal, they said.

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Singh was on the run after a case of rape was registered against him at the Ramsoo police station on March 19, a police spokesman said.

He said a special police team, constituted by Senior Superintendent of Police Ramban, Anuj Kumar, arrested the accused from Ukhral.

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The accused was produced before the local court and further remanded to police custody to conclude the investigation on merits, the spokesman said.

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