Archive · 27 Jan 2026
POCSO Accused Arrested After 10 Years
A man named Mohammad Salman Khan was arrested in Uttar Pradesh after hiding for almost 10 years.
He was wanted in a case from 2014 in Visakhapatnam, India, involving serious crimes against a child.
The police found him in his hometown and brought him back to face the court.
The judge had issued a special order to catch him because he didn't show up for his court hearings.
Now, he will go before the court to continue his case.
Mohammad Salman Khan, 27, was arrested in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, after absconding for nearly a decade.
The case was registered in 2014 under Sections 363, 376 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act.
Khan secured conditional bail but failed to appear in court, leading to a non-bailable warrant and a proclamation warrant.
A special team from the II-Town police station traced and arrested him under the supervision of the ACP, East Subdivision.
He will be produced before the Special POCSO Court in Visakhapatnam for further proceedings.
- Who
- Mohammad Salman Khan, 27, resident of Godwali Nagar, Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Arrest of an accused in a POCSO case after 10 years
- When
- Case registered in 2014, arrested in 2024
- Where
- Arrested in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh; case registered in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- Accused was absconding for nearly a decade after securing conditional bail and failing to appear in court
- Accused Name
- Mohammad Salman Khan
- Age
- 27
- Residence
- Godwali Nagar, Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh
- Case Year
- 2014
- Case Sections
- 363, 376 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act
- Court
- Special POCSO Court, Judge Paidi Manga Kumari
- Arrest Location
- Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh