“A tipoff was received by one of the officers, who was told that Bharat would be arriving near Rajpura Road, OPL Gate, to meet his associates,” the officer added.
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A proclaimed offender, wanted in a gang rape case registered in 2017, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, an official said.
Confirming the arrest of the accused, Bharat, a resident of Delhi’s Timarpur, Harsh Indora, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) said, “Bharat had been declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) in 2023 after he absconded during trial proceedings in the gang rape case.”
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“A tipoff was received by one of the officers, who was told that Bharat would be arriving near Rajpura Road, OPL Gate, to meet his associates,” the officer added.
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With this lead, a team laid a trap and apprehended the accused under Section 35(1)(D) of the BNSS.
Indora further said that, during sustained questioning, Bharat confessed to his involvement in the 2017 case in which he, along with his associates, allegedly kidnapped a minor girl, subjected her to sexual assault.
Initially, he was arrested by the officer. However, he was later released on bail. Fearing conviction after the completion of evidence, he stopped appearing in court, the DCP mentioned in his statement.
The police further mentioned that the accused was also involved in multiple cases, including offences under the Excise Act, attempted murder, and crimes under the Arms Act.
DCP (Crime) Indora said the arrest highlights the branch’s continued efforts to trace and bring absconding criminals to justice.
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