The paedophile who was on the loose for two years, and raped and abused 16 children across three cities, was finally arrested yesterday from Mira Road. The arrest comes on the heels of a series of reports by mid-day, highlighting the frustration of the survivors and their parents with the slow pace of investigation since 2016.

The serial child rapist, identified as Rehan Ansari, 27, had preyed on a dozen children by June, when the police finally got hold of his CCTV images and realised that the same man was behind all the crimes ('Have you seen this man?', mid-day, June 28). This paper reported last week, however, that the cops were having trouble investigating the cases because the Navi Mumbai police had not bothered to gather basic evidence like the survivors' clothes, which could have provided valuable DNA evidence. Yesterday, mid-day also highlighted the anger of the survivors and their parents over the shoddy investigation.