One accused named Vishal, son of the main accused Sanjhi Ram was acquited from the case after he provided an alibi stating that he was away from Jammu to appear for an examination.
The accused Maulvi had gone into hiding after his actions became public. However, the police were able to nab him by tracking his location through his phone.
However, the TNM soon realised their mistake of propagating fake news and has now edited out its earlier report to change the names of the rape accused father as Ali and uncle of the minor girl has Abdul.
The mother of the victim hails from Mysuru had approached the Karnataka High Court alleging that three pastors had sexually abused her daughter. The court had ordered the Karnataka police to take up the case.