New Delhi, Nov 28 || In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Crime Branch has arrested a Proclaimed Offender who had evaded law enforcement for 25 years after being implicated in multiple robbery-cum-murder cases spanning Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The accused, Dheeraj Tomar alias Raj Singh, had evaded arrest for more than two decades by adopting a new identity and living away from his family.
According to the Crime Branch, a specialised team from NDR/R.K. Puram, led by Inspector Rakesh Kumar, apprehended the 45-year-old fugitive from Sikanderpur Kalan village in Uttar Pradesh.
“The Crime Branch’s Team NDR/R.K. Puram has achieved a significant success with the arrest of Proclaimed Offender Dheeraj @ Rajsingh, who had been absconding for the last 25 years,” the press release said.
Dheeraj was wanted in FIR No. 77/2001, registered at PS New Ashok Nagar under Sections related to murder, attempt to murder, robbery, destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy. The case dates back to March 17, 2001, when two men were found dumped in a garbage yard in Mayur Vihar Phase III. One of them died, while the other survived and was hospitalised, prompting police to launch a wide-ranging investigation.