Mohali, May 3 -- The police, on Friday, arrested an accused who had been absconding after allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marrying her and later abandoning her after she became pregnant. The accused has been identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Panipat, Haryana.

A zero FIR had been registered against Kumar by the victim at the women police station in Panchkula on January 15, 2025. Since the incident was related to Baltana, the case was transferred to the Baltana police for further investigation. Kumar had been on the run since the FIR was lodged.

Acting on a tip-off that Kumar had come to Zirakpur to meet an acquaintance, the police laid a trap and arrested him near Lucky Dhaba. He was produced before a Dera Bassi court a...