Overview

• The accused is identified as Bharat, 28, a Timarpur resident whom a court declared a proclaimed offender in 2023.
• He was booked in a 2017 Sultanpuri case alleging the kidnapping and gang-rape of a minor, was released on bail, then stopped appearing for trial, police said.
• Crime Branch teams apprehended him near the OPL Gate on Rajpura Road after receiving specific information about his movements.
• Officers detained him under Section 35(1)(D) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
• According to police, he confessed during questioning and has prior cases including a 2016 Excise Act matter, a 2020 attempted murder case, and a 2021 assault case.