Overview
- Police identified the accused as Karan Doltani, 33, a resident of Matiala Extension in West Delhi.
- He was convicted in 2016 for raping his then domestic help’s daughter, received a 10-year sentence, and failed to surrender after a 28-day interim bail.
- Investigators say he is also wanted in a separate rape-cum-POCSO case registered on September 2, 2022, with IPC sections 341, 342, 376 and 377 invoked.
- Officials said sustained manual and technical surveillance led to a trap near Ghamroj Toll Plaza in Gurugram, where he was apprehended.
- Crime Branch officers reported a brief exchange of gunfire during the arrest, and authorities say further legal proceedings in both matters are underway.