15 years after murder case, Delhi man wanted by police is finally caught

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A murder accused, who had been on the run for the past 15 years, was apprehended by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell from his hideout in Bihar’s Buxar. The accused, identified as Sanjay Singh, had a reward of Rs 50,000 declared on information leading to his arrest.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Amit Kaushik, stated that the team received information about Singh’s location and acted swiftly to apprehend him from a relative’s house in a village in Buxar, Bihar. Singh had been working as a salesman at a petrol pump in Anand Vihar since 2008.

The incident dates back to September 30, 2009, when a quarrel between petrol pump employees, including Singh, and Himanshu and his friends resulted in Himanshu being shot dead. Six individuals, including the petrol pump owner, were arrested in the case. However, Singh managed to evade arrest by fleeing from Delhi.

The charge sheet was filed in the case by local police, and the accused was convicted in 2014. The Delhi Police have finally managed to apprehend Singh after years of evading arrest, bringing justice to the victim’s family and closure to the case.