India, Sept. 13 -- A history sheeter wanted in multiple states for abduction and sexual assault of minor girls and women fell into the

dragnet of the crime branch of the Pune Rural Police on Wednesday after his luck ran out. The accused, identified as Betab alias Shivam alias Shubham Anand Pawar, 50, is a resident of Hanuman Tekdi Kusgaon in Maval. He was absconding for the last two years and was nabbed by a crime branch team from Kalburgi in Karnataka.

Back in September 2023, Lonavla Police received information about a gang involved in robbing and raping minor girls and women. Acting on the tip-off, police raided the Hanuman Tekdi area and arrested two men - Raj Shinde and Dyneshwar Lokare. But, the kingpin, Shubham Anand Pawar, escape...