Dehradun, Dec 7 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday arrested a wanted criminal from Punjab, who had allegedly raped a minor girl in Haridwar two years ago and had been on the run since then, an official said.
STF SSP Navneet Singh Bhullar said that Arif, a resident of Batoli in the Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh, was hiding in a scrap warehouse in Mohali, from where he was arrested.
He said that Arif used to drive an e-rickshaw in Haridwar and had allegedly abducted and raped a class nine student.
According to the officer, the police had registered a case against him under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. However, he fled after the incident. A reward of Rs 25,000 was announced for his arrest, but he could not be apprehended.
Bhullar said the STF received inputs that the accused was working in a scrap warehouse in Mohali.
An STF team stayed in Mohali for a week and gathered information about the labourers and workers living in various scrap warehouses. PTI DPT MPL MNK MNK
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