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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a proclaimed offender, Durga Bahadur Bhat Chetri, aka Deepak, who was absconding successful a lawsuit involving the abduction and execution of Shyamal Mandal, a BTech pupil of the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, successful 2005.
The CBI had re-registered the lawsuit connected December 31, 2008, and taken up the probe successful compliance with an bid of the High Court of Kerala transferring the probe to it.
The lawsuit relates to the disappearance of Shyamal Mandal successful October 2005 followed by a ransom telephone to his father. A fewer days later, Shyamal’s assemblage was recovered adjacent Vellar successful Thiruvananthapuram.
The CBI probe revealed that the execution was committed by Durga Bahadur, with co-accused Mohammed Ali.
After investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet against some the accused. However, since Durga Bahadur had been absconding since 2005, the proceedings tribunal declared him a proclaimed offender. The proceedings against Mohammed Ali was completed and helium was convicted successful 2022.
Efforts continued to hint Durga Bahadur. On receiving quality inputs, the CBI squad traced Durga Bahadur to Nagpur and arrested him connected Friday (March 27).
It was revealed that Durga Bahadur was surviving nether the fake individuality of Suraj B. Bhatt, lad of Balbahadur Rambahadur Bhatt. He had got joined and settled down successful Nagpur.
Durga Bahadur volition beryllium produced earlier the jurisdictional tribunal successful Ernakulam for judicial custody.
