KANNUR: Man who went absconding after being released on bail in the case of kidnapping and raping two girls has been arrested after 20 years. MP Rakesh (40), who lived near the KMK Theatre in Cheruvathur, was arrested by the Kannur Town Police.

The incident took place in 2005 under the jurisdiction of Kannur Town Police Station. The rape came to light during an investigation conducted following a complaint that two girls were missing. Rakesh and his accomplice kidnapped the girls and took them to Mysore and Chennai where they were raped.

The accused were arrested but Rakesh absconded after getting bail. After that, no information was available about him. The accused was caught from Kottakuppam, Pondicherry.