Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda surrendered before the Delhi Police in the wee hours today and was arrested in connection with the suicide of his former employee Geetika Sharma.

Kanda was absconding for the past 10 days after the police served him a notice to appear before them to join investigation. He surfaced at the Bharat Nagar Police Station at 4 AM. The Delhi Police had conducted over 60 searches and raids in Haryana, Goa and Siliguri in West Bengal, besides questioning around 30 people, in connection with the case. His brother Govind Kanda was also arrested on Friday for allegedly helping Kanda evade police.

Kanda's employee, Aruna Chaddha, a senior functionary with now defunct MDLR airlines, has already been arrested and is in judicial custody in connection with the suicide of 23-year-old air hostess Geetika Sharma. In her suicide note, Geetika had alleged that Kanda and Chaddha were harassing her to rejoin the former minister's firm after she left the job.