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Srinagar: A 21-year-old youth who was accused of kidnapping a girl escaped from police custody while he was being presented before a court in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Friday.

Reports said that the accused Mohammad Saleem Dar (21) son of Mohammad Maqbool Dar of Anchar Soura escaped from police custody as soon as he was taken to court complex Ganderbal for remand.

SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal told GNS that the Saleem was detained by poloice in connection with a case regarding kidnapping and he absconded from the court complex where he was taken for getting his remand from the competent court.

Sources said that the youth was arrested in connection with an FIR on the basis of a complaint.