LUDHIANA, July 13 -- A 30-year-old convicted rapist who preyed on women by impersonating a police officer has been arrested for the third time, this time for raping a minor girl in a public park-just eight months after he was released on parole.

Balwinder Singh, a resident of Manakwal village, was taken into custody on Saturday after CCTV footage from Rose Garden confirmed his identity. The attack occurred on July 7, when the accused approached a 17-year-old girl and her male friend sitting in the park, claimed to be a police officer, and threatened legal action against them for allegedly creating a public nuisance.

According to police, Singh separated the pair by instructing the boy to follow in his own vehicle while taking the minor g...