Man wanted for rapes, murder in UK arrested at IGI airport

NEW DELHI: An Indian national against whom an Interpol red corner notice was issued for allegedly sexually assaulting four women and murdering one of them in Britain two years ago has been arrested here.
Aman Vyas was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport while he was allegedly trying to flee to Bangkok on Sunday, CBI spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Vyas, who went to the UK in 2007 on a student visa, had allegedly raped three women and murdered one of them between March 24 - May 30, 2009.
He was accused of raping there women aged 59, 46 and 35. The youngest of them was allegedly murdered by him. Vyas has also been accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to murder another woman.
The information about the alleged sexual attacks emerged after the murder of the woman who was raped and strangled to death while she was returning to her boyfriend's address from a local supermarket in East London.
Her body was found in a small park in Queens Road, Walthamstow on 30 May 2009. Using DNA samples, Metropolitan Police of UK linked the crime with other sexual assault cases.
UK authorities got a red corner notice against Vyas and sought the help of CBI which is the nodal body in India for handling Interpol requests.
"Aman Vyas is wanted by the UK authorities for murder, attempted murder, rape, sexual touching, grievous bodily harm with intent, grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon, possession of blades," CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said here.