The main suspect who was wanted in connection with rape of a minor girl, aged about nine years, reported from Haldwani’s Rajpura area on Saturday last, has been arrested by the Nainital district police.
The suspect, identified as Intejar Hussain, of the same Haldwani’s Rajpura area, was arrested by a team of the Nainital district police from UP’s Rampur area on Thursday morning.
Hussain had been on the run after committing the crime last
Saturday night, said a police officer investigating the case. The officer further informed that Hussain used to frequently change his hideout to avoid arrest. After getting information, a team of Nainital district police went to UP and Delhi and some other places to trace the whereabouts of the suspect. The suspect reportedly confessed to his crime and further legal actions are being taken against him, added the officials concerned of the Naintial district police.