Barwani: In an embarrassment for security officials in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani District, a man convicted of rape escaped from the courtroom soon after his sentencing.
The judge found him guilty of rape of a minor and sentenced him to ten years in prison and a penalty of Rs 7,000.
Soon after the verdict was read out, the convict ran away and security officials failed to catch him.
The incident happened at a local court in Barwani district on Tuesday evening, official said.
Vijay Solanki, 28-year-old, who was out on bail, ran out of the courtroom as soon as he heard the verdict sentencing him to ten years in jail.
When attempts to catch him failed, a court employee registered a complaint with the police, station in-charge Rajesh Yadav said. A search has been ordered to find and arrest Vijay Solanki.
According to the police officer, Solanki had been booked by Rajpur police station in the district for raping a minor in 2015.
