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.The accused remains in police custody as the investigation continues. (HT FILE)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 girl on his motorcycle to an isolated location near the Indoor Stadium on Pakhowal Road, where he raped her. He then discarded her mobile phone and fled.The victim, too traumatised to speak initially, only revealed the ordeal to her family on Saturday, prompting them to file a complaint with the Division Number 8 Police Station.Police recovered CCTV footage from inside and outside Rose Garden that captured the accused, which proved instrumental in his identification and swift arrest.A case has been registered against Singh under Section 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 319(2) cheating by personation and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act (sexual assault of a minor).