The Pauri Kotwali police have achieved success in arresting an accused with a reward on his arrest after a duration of three and half years in a State police drive against the wanted and accused as instructed by the Director General of police.
The Pauri Kotwali Police team arrested the accused Santosh Kumar hailing from Chopruan village, in Ghurdorsyun Patti of Pauri district.
The arrest was made by the Pauri police with the help of the Delhi police and the immigration department when the accused arrived at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi from Dubai.
The Pauri district senior superintendent of police Mukhtar Mohsin announced a reward of Rs 2500 for the Pauri Kotwali team which made the arrest. The Pauri police team included in charge inspector KC Bhatt, sub inspector Anil Upadhaya, constables Ravindra Kumar and Digpal Singh. Pauri Kotwali in charge inspector Bhatt said that a case against the accused Santosh Kumar was registered under section 376 of Indian Penal Code by the revenue police on the report of the alleged victim girl for committing sexual harassment and rape on the assurance of marriage on December 28 in 2013.
The case was then transferred to the regular police from revenue police for investigation.
The Pauri police then attached the property of the accused and presented charge sheet in the court.
The accused Santosh left for Dubai after allegedly committing the crimes including rape.
To arrest the accused, the Pauri SSP had directed that a look out notice be issued for the arrest of the accused.
He also had a conversation with immigration department to give the input on the accused.