PHUKET — 6 April 2026, Police in Phuket have arrested a van driver accused of raping a 20-year-old Ukrainian tourist after tracking him through CCTV footage, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Sukhan, from Takua Pa district in Phang Nga province, was taken into custody at 16:30, according to Phuket City Police.
Investigators said the man, who drove a yellow-plate van registered in Phuket, allegedly attacked the victim inside the vehicle along Chalerm Phrakiat Rama IX Road, also known as the bypass road, in Ratsada subdistrict.
The arrest followed a complaint filed by the victim, who told police she had been forced into a van by an unidentified Thai man and raped before being dropped off in Kamala.
Police said the suspect is being questioned before being handed over to investigators for legal proceedings.
