The father of baby Falak, whodied after being battered by a teenager, was arrested fromnearby Gurgaon today for his alleged involvement in a gangrape case in Bihar, police said.
Mohd Shah Hussain was apprehended from his rented housein Gurgaon. He was found doing tyre puncture repair workthere, Chhaya Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South),said.
A senior police official said he was declared aproclaimed offender in the case. Bihar Police have been toldabout his arrest.
Falak was admitted to hospital with severe bruises on herbody, head injuries and broken arms on January 18. Her headwas badly smashed, she had broken arms, bite marks all overher body and her cheeks branded with hot iron. She died onMarch 16.
Hussain was wanted in connection with the gang rape caseof 2010 in Muzffarpur.
"Hussain, who has a notorious name Silothi in the crimefield, had committed gang rape with his associate Tiya. Tiyasurrenedered before the court but Hussain had been abscondingand has been hiding in Gurgaon," Sharma said.
"He was not even turning up to take home his wife MunniKhatoon and two minor children aged 9 yrs and 6 yrs," shesaid.
The help of Mohd Munif, the brother-in-law of Hussain,was taken to ascertain his identity, she said.