The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials have apprehended a 30-year-old man, who is accused of rape, while he was trying to flee to Malaysia to evade his arrest. The man was arrested from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi.
The accused has been identified as Amit Saini. According to a senior CISF official, Amit was scheduled to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur by a Malaysia Airlines flight late on Wednesday night.
"The CISF received a tip-off that Amit Saini, involved in a rape case registered at the Nihal Vihar police station, is likely to fly abroad to evade his arrest," said the senior CISF official.
"Immediately, all the CISF personnel of IGI Airport were briefed, surveillance and intelligence team coordinated with different stakeholders and shared the accused's description," said the CISF official.
"The officials checked all the manifests available for the Malaysia-bound flights and carried out a thorough search in departure, forecourt area. At night, a passenger with the description shared by the Delhi Police was zeroed in near the check-in area of Terminal-3," said the CISF official.
"On enquiry, it was established that he was the accused the Delhi Police was looking for. A team of the Delhi
Police identified him. Saini was handed over to police for further legal action," said the CISF official.