On run for 3 years, Mumbai man held in 2022 rape case of minor

Mumbai: A 22-year-old man on the run for the last three years after allegedly raping a minor girl was arrested outside Grant Road railway station in Mumbai, police said on Monday.A case was registered against the accused, identified as Akash Prakash Pawar, at Gamdevi police station in 2022 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. A non-bailable warrant was issued.Pawar had been evading arrest by changing his locations in the city, a police official said.Police launched a search after receiving a tip-off that Pawar was staying in the Grant Road area by assuming a new identity. He was arrested outside the railway station on Sunday.A court remanded him in judicial custody.