Jammu, June 16: Six years after committing rape on seventh class student, police have arrested son of former Cabinet Minister in the then Congress-PDP coalition Government and now People’s Conference leader Abdul Gani Vakil and lodged him in Domana Police Station of this district where an FIR in the year 2015 was registered against him and his associates, reported Daily Excelsior.

Quoting sources newspaper Daily Excelsior identified the accused as Abid Gani son of Abdul Gani Vakil, earlier a prominent Congress leader, who has since shifted his loyalty to the People’s Conference. Gani is a resident of Nowpora, Sopore.

Abid Gani was wanted in First Information Report (FIR) No. 130/2015 registered at Domana Police Station on April 26, 2015 under Sections 376/511/354/342/109 RPC and 4/25 Arms Act.

He was arrested from Sopore in Kashmir on June 5.

According to report sources said the case remained pending in Domana Police Station for the last five years and all previous SHOs made no attempt to arrest the son of former Minister despite the fact that his whereabouts were fully known as Abid Gani used to stay in his house with his father.