Guwahati, July 17 -- A 21-year-old Shillong resident wanted in connection with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and rape case surrendered before police at Laitumkhrah Police Station on Thursday and was subsequently arrested, East Khasi Hills Police said.

The accused, identified as Jonathan Lalhmingthaa Pachau, surrendered before the officer in charge of Laitumkhrah Police Station. Police said he has been booked in Laitumkhrah PS Case No. 100/2026 under Sections 3, 4, 11 and 12 of the POCSO Act and in PS Case No. 94/2026 under Section 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He will be produced before the court.

The arrest comes days after Meghalaya Police issued an all-India lookout notice against Pachau and cons...