In a significant breakthrough, the Antop Hill police successfully re-arrested an accused who had been on the run for eight years in a heinous rape case. The accused, identified as Vijay Gagansingh, 32, was absconding in Nepal and has been brought back to India to face justice.

The crime dates back to 2015 when Gagansingh allegedly seduced and abducted a minor daughter of the plaintiff, leading to her rape. A case was registered against him under Sections 363, 376, 406 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and provisions of the POCSO Act.