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Man arrested from Mumbai on the run after raping woman in Palghar

Palghar, June 30 (PTI) – A rape accused, who was on the run for a year, was arrested from Antop Hill in Mumbai, an MBVV police official said on Sunday.

Atulkumar Jaiprakash Yadav (25) is accused of taking a woman to various hotels between 2022 and 2023 and raping her after mixing crumbs in her drinks, an officer at Naigaon police station said.

“The woman lodged a complaint on July 14 last year. He is accused of filming her and then blackmailing and threatening her. He was arrested by a team of Crime Branch Unit II of Vasai,” the officer added. PTI COR BNM

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