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An LPG cylinder booking has helped constabulary nab a erstwhile Captain of the Indian Army, who had been connected the tally for 4 years aft his condemnation was upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court successful his wife’s execution case.
Sandeep Tomar was arrested from Pandhurna territory successful Madhya Pradesh and was produced earlier a tribunal successful Fazilka, Punjab, which sent him to judicial custody connected Saturday (March 28, 2026), a constabulary authoritative said connected Tuesday (March 31).
Mr. Tomar was posted successful Abohar successful 2013 erstwhile helium allegedly killed his wife, Shveta Singh.
He initially attempted to picture the incidental arsenic suicide, but a elaborate probe aboriginal revealed it to beryllium a planned murder, constabulary said.
The proceedings tribunal convicted him and awarded him beingness imprisonment successful 2014, a verdict that was aboriginal upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court successful 2022.
Mr. Tomar was granted bail successful 2019 but did not surrender aft the precocious tribunal upheld his condemnation successful 2022.
Since then, helium had been continuously changing his determination and individuality to evade arrest, constabulary said.
Mr. Tomar’s father-in-law, Ram Naresh, moved the precocious tribunal successful 2024 demanding that helium beryllium arrested.
The precocious tribunal aboriginal ordered that the Punjab Director General of Police should record an affidavit by April 8, explaining the steps taken to instrumentality Mr. Tomar into custody.
The Fazilka Senior Superintendent of Police past constituted a peculiar probe squad (SIT), headed by an SP-rank serviceman to apprehension Mr. Tomar.
The breakthrough came erstwhile the Fazilka constabulary traced a slope relationship linked to Mr. Tomar’s PAN card, which helium had utilized to publication an LPG cylinder.
Acting connected this lead, constabulary tracked his determination to Madhya Pradesh, wherever helium was yet apprehended, constabulary said.
One of the officials from the probe squad said that Mr. Tomar’s slope connection besides revealed that helium was getting LPG cylinder refill from an bureau successful Pandhura.
The state bureau was contacted, and the transportation code was taken.
This accusation was shared with the Superintendent of Police, Pandhurna, and the convict was instantly nabbed by the section police, the constabulary authoritative said. He was subsequently brought backmost to Fazilka and was produced successful the tribunal and sent to judicial custody.
