A regional top most wanted person in Northern Samar was arrested in Pasig City early Tuesday, ending months of evasion and bringing a suspect facing five counts of statutory rape back into police custody.

Authorities served a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court Branch 19 in Catarman, Northern Samar against alias "Mimi," 33, during a joint operation along M. Eusebio Avenue in Barangay San Miguel. The operation involved personnel from the Pasig City Police Station, Lope de Vega Municipal Police Station, CIDG-Northern Samar, RIU, PFU, NCR-EDIT and NISG-NCR.

According to investigators, the 12-year-old victim told authorities she was washing dishes at home when her stepfather called her to a bedroom and allegedly sexually assaulted her. The suspect underwent a medical examination before being turned over to the Lope de Vega Municipal Police Station for proper disposition and court proceedings.