Manoj Kumar, a casual worker in a garment factory in north-east Delhi, was apprehended from Chiknouta in Muzaffarpur, about 50 Kms from Patna, at around 2 AM, Prabhakar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), told reporters here.
During initial interrogation of Kumar, who will be brought to Delhi from Patna, the accused told investigators that he left home at 7 pm on April 15 to catch Swatantrata Senani Express which left Delhi at 8:30 pm, Prabhakar said.
"We have got the transit remand of Kumar. He is being brought to Delhi. We will have to interrogate him to ascertain the facts," Prabhakar said.
Kumar, who got married an year ago, came to Delhi with his father of Bindeswar Sahi, who runs a juice shop in Old Seelampur, about 15 years ago. He had two brothers and four sisters who are staying in Bihar.
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Asked whether any other person was involved in the incident, he said they have to interrogate Kumar to know about the involvement of others.
"He told us that he left the house thinking that the girl was dead...The girl was inside the house for 40 hours," Prabhakar said.
Asked about allegations that no woman constable accompanied the girl when she was taken to hospital, he said the MLC has recorded the presence of the two women constables at the time of incident.