India, Aug. 10 -- A man wanted in a rape and POCSO case for nearly eight years has been arrested from Pune, an officer said on Sunday.

The man, who is 32, allegedly told police during interrogation that he eloped with the victim in 2018 when she was 16 and later got married. The victim, who died in 2024 from TB, had said in an earlier statement to the magistrate that they even have a child from their relationship.

Police said Sagar alias Sumit was apprehended on Thursday from Burde Basti in Pune, following technical surveillance and local intelligence.

"A case of rape with a minor was registered at Anand Parbat police station on February 1, 2018, on the complaint of the mother of the minor girl who had gone missing from her house on Ja...