KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the pre-arrest bail plea of an accused in a rape case of a Hindu girl, however, the suspect managed to escape from the courtroom.

As per details, the incident happened back on February 14, when a 12-year-old Hindu girl was raped while she was plucking chillies from a field. The case was heard in SC’s Karachi registry.

During the hearing, the government’s lawyer revealed before the court that the accused raped the 12 years old minor along with other suspects and demanded to reject his pre-arrest bail plea.

To which the court rejected the bail pleas of the accused in the case. Soon after the rejection, the accused managed to flee from the courtroom in the presence of the police.