Overview

• A 25-year-old man accused of rape in Delhi's Badli area was arrested in Surat, Gujarat, after a 1,500-km chase by the Delhi Crime Branch.
• The accused befriended the victim at their workplace, administered an intoxicating substance, and committed sexual assault while recording explicit material.
• The recordings were allegedly used to blackmail the victim into further physical relations; the victim later reported the crime, leading to a case being filed.
• The accused, identified as Kuldeep, had been absconding since the case was registered, prompting the initiation of a proclamation process against him.
• Police recovered a mobile phone containing explicit videos and photos used for blackmail and sextortion during the arrest in Surat's Jai Ambey Nagar.