Murder convict from Bihar apprehended by Delhi Police

The Delhi constabulary person arrested a wanted transgression and a beingness convict from Bihar who was connected the tally aft being sentenced successful a execution case.

The convict, Vijay Kumar Mahto, 27, a nonmigratory of Araria colony successful Sitamarhi district, was apprehended connected the intervening nighttime of October 23 and 24.

Mahto has been antecedently progressive successful astatine slightest 14 cases, including murder, effort to murder, robbery, extortion, and offences nether the Arms Act. He was convicted by a Sitamarhi tribunal successful 2021 nether sections 302 (murder), 394 (voluntarily causing wounded portion committing robbery), 307 (attempt to murder), 412 (dishonestly receiving spot stolen successful a dacoity), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. He had besides been booked nether Section 27 of the Arms Act for utilizing amerciable firearms.

Police said successful 2020, Mahto had changeable dormant a aesculapian store owner, Anil Mahto, aft the second refused to wage extortion money. He fired 4 bullets, sidesplitting him connected the spot and injuring different store worker. After committing the murder, helium fled Bihar and kept changing locations to evade arrest.

According to police, Mahto besides led a section transgression web that extorted wealth from traders and transporters successful Sitamarhi and adjacent districts by issuing decease threats.