23-year-old murder accused held after absconding for 14 months

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The New Delhi constabulary has arrested a 23-year-old antheral who had been absconding for implicit a twelvemonth successful transportation with a execution lawsuit successful outer northbound Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy, an authoritative said connected Saturday (December 13, 2025).

The accused, identified arsenic Subhan Khan, was wanted successful a execution lawsuit registered astatine Bhalswa Dairy constabulary presumption successful October 2024 and had been evading apprehension since then. Proceedings to state him a proclaimed offender had already been initiated by a court, the constabulary said.

The lawsuit relates to an incidental connected October 15, 2024, erstwhile Mr. Khan and his associates allegedly opened occurrence astatine the residence of a antheral named Nasir. During the firing, 2 persons sustained slug injuries, 1 of whom, Shahrukh, aboriginal succumbed to his injuries.

A lawsuit was registered nether applicable sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Arms Act. During the people of investigation, 4 different accused, Shakeel, Ankit, Prince and Zuber, were arrested earlier, portion Mr. Khan remained astatine large, the constabulary said.

The constabulary connected Friday (December 12, 2025) laid a trap adjacent the GT Road astatine Tikari Khurd autobus basal aft receiving accusation that the accused would get determination to conscionable an associate. The squad apprehended Mr. Khan astir 3 p.m., a elder constabulary serviceman said.

"Initially, the accused tried to mislead the constabulary by disclosing mendacious identities, but during sustained questioning, helium confessed to his relation successful the Bhalswa Dairy firing and execution case," the serviceman said.

During interrogation, Mr. Khan admitted that helium was contiguous astatine the country of the transgression on with his associates and that helium was carrying a country-made pistol, portion different members of the radical were equipped with pistols. He allegedly fled aft the firing and kept changing locations to debar arrest, the constabulary said.

Multiple raids had been conducted earlier astatine his suspected hideouts and proclamation proceedings nether the instrumentality were initiated aft his continued absconding, they said.

Mr. Khan was formally arrested aft completion of ineligible formalities and volition beryllium produced earlier a court, the constabulary said, adding that further probe successful the lawsuit is underway.

Published - December 13, 2025 03:21 p.m. IST

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