Murder suspect, who was on the run for 21 years, apprehended in Bengaluru

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The Ennore constabulary person arrested a execution accused, who was connected the tally for much than 21 years, pursuing a sustained operation.

The constabulary said that connected May 24, 2004, 1 Mariyam Beevi informed the Ennore Police Station of her relative’s confession of murder.

Rajendran, alias Rafiq, told her that portion helium and his friend, Tajuddin, were consuming intoxicant astatine his location successful Indira Nagar, a quarrel broke retired aft Tajuddin spoke sick of his wife, Rasool Beevi. In a acceptable of rage, helium slit Tajuddin’s throat, and near the assemblage astatine the house. He asked her to instrumentality attraction of his wife.

Subsequently, Mariyam, who stayed astatine Periyamedu, rushed to Ennore. With the assistance of neighbours, she opened the location and recovered Tajuddin lying successful a excavation of humor with his pharynx slashed.

Based connected her complaint, Ennore Police registered a case.

Despite extended efforts, the accused could not beryllium traced, and the lawsuit remained pending for 21 years.

While reviewing aged lawsuit files, Avadi Police Commissioner K. Shankar instructed the subordinates to springiness peculiar attraction to this case. Subsequently, 2 peculiar teams were formed nether the enactment of Ennore Assistant Commissioner Veerakumar.

The probe revealed the accused’s autochthonal spot to beryllium Aakkanur colony successful Cuddalore district. The constabulary searched for his sanction connected online elector lists, shortlisted 8 people, and conducted discreet inquiries successful those localities nether the pretext of collecting details for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

It was discovered that Rajendran, alias Rafiq, was surviving successful Aakkanur East Street and had converted to Islam aft marriage. He had nary imperishable residence and stayed successful respective areas — Ariyalur, Jayankondam, Tiruchi, Perambalur, and Bengaluru, wherever helium earned his livelihood by selling incense. He avoided utilizing mobile phones fearing arrest, the constabulary said.

The squad besides learnt that helium often stayed astatine Ariyalur, Perambalur, and Jayankondam autobus stands. Acting connected this information, the peculiar teams stayed astatine autobus stands astatine nighttime and interacted with the locals to hint him.

They aboriginal received a tip-off that helium was surviving successful Bengaluru. Subsequently, the squad stayed determination for a week, monitoring incense sellers crossed antithetic areas, and yet traced him to the Madiwala Market.

Initially, the fishy gave a mendacious name. But, further interrogation and verification of his Aadhaar paper confirmed his identity. He past confessedto the murder, pursuing which helium was remanded successful judicial custody.