A man, convicted for a rape case, was arrested on Saturday, two years after he allegedly ...

A man, convicted for a rape case, was arrested on Saturday, two years after he allegedly jumped furlough, police said.

A case was registered at Defence Colony police station against the convict where his daughter alleged that he had committed sexual assault on the prosecutrix, Ram Gopal Naik, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) said.

Later, the accused was arrested and after the trial, he was convicted of life sentence by the trial court on April 29, 2010. However, the High Court reduced the sentence period from life imprisonment to 10 years, Naik said.

While accused was undergoing the sentence, he was granted furlough for two weeks and was released on June 25, 2016. Later, he did not surrender after completing the furlough, the DCP added.

On Friday, police received information regarding the accused person and he was arrested by a Crime Branch team near Safdarjung Hospital, he said.

During interrogation, it was revealed that he had been hiding at different plaves in Delhi and adjoining states and was doing part time scrap dealing, he added.