<p>Betul: In a first, the police used a drone to track down an accused in a rape case who had been evading them for 10 months in Madhya Pradesh's Betul, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The police apprehended the accused, Amit Malviya (27), earlier this week after monitoring his movement using a drone for two days, Multai police station house officer (SHO) Devkaran Deheria told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"We used a drone to monitor the accused's movements for two days and caught him entering his house on April 29," he said.</p>.<p>As soon as Malviya entered the premises from a door in the rear of the house, the police team caught him, the official said.</p>.Attack on cop: Accused nabbed after encounter in Madhya Pradesh's Satna.<p>Deheria said the accused had been evading the police for the last 10 months, and a reward of Rs 3,000 had been announced for any information leading to his arrest.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Nischal Jharia said the accused lived in a densely populated area and had escaped the police's clutches several times.</p>.<p>"So this time around, we considered different ways to nab him and zeroed in on the drone to pinpoint and track him down," Jharia said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint lodged against the accused in June 2024, he had established illicit relations with a woman after threatening to kill her, SHO Deheria said. </p>
<p>Betul: In a first, the police used a drone to track down an accused in a rape case who had been evading them for 10 months in Madhya Pradesh's Betul, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The police apprehended the accused, Amit Malviya (27), earlier this week after monitoring his movement using a drone for two days, Multai police station house officer (SHO) Devkaran Deheria told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"We used a drone to monitor the accused's movements for two days and caught him entering his house on April 29," he said.</p>.<p>As soon as Malviya entered the premises from a door in the rear of the house, the police team caught him, the official said.</p>.Attack on cop: Accused nabbed after encounter in Madhya Pradesh's Satna.<p>Deheria said the accused had been evading the police for the last 10 months, and a reward of Rs 3,000 had been announced for any information leading to his arrest.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Nischal Jharia said the accused lived in a densely populated area and had escaped the police's clutches several times.</p>.<p>"So this time around, we considered different ways to nab him and zeroed in on the drone to pinpoint and track him down," Jharia said.</p>.<p>According to the complaint lodged against the accused in June 2024, he had established illicit relations with a woman after threatening to kill her, SHO Deheria said. </p>