Delhi rape, Pocso case accused, on the run for 2 months, arrested in Uttarakhand

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 19, 2026 15:39 IST

A 26-year-old man wanted in an alleged rape and POCSO case, and absconding for more than two months, has been arrested in Uttarakhand, police said on Friday. The accused, who lives in Delhi's Welcome area, was caught during a raid in Bhagwanpur.

Police said the case was registered after a 21-year-old woman approached the Welcome police station on April 4 and accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2023. She alleged that he threatened her with a pistol, recorded a video of her, and later used it to blackmail and repeatedly sexually exploit her.

"He also stalked her during her tuition classes and threatened her and her family members with dire consequences," a senior police officer said. Based on her complaint, police registered a case of rape, stalking, criminal intimidation and related offences.

During the investigation, police verified the woman's age and found that she was a minor at the time of the alleged incident. "Subsequently, Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was added to the case. The accused had been absconding since the FIR registration. Multiple raids were conducted at his suspected hideouts. Non-bailable warrants had been obtained against the accused and proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender had also been initiated," the officer said.

Acting on a specific tip-off, a police team traced and arrested him in Bhagwanpur. During verification, police found that he had earlier been involved in cases related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and gambling. Police said further investigation is under way. In sum, the accused, who had been on the run since the FIR was filed, was arrested in Uttarakhand in connection with the alleged rape and POCSO case.

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