As per Delhi Police officials, Rakesh and his two associates had in 1990 stabbed his neighbour to death in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area.
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In a major breakthrough, Delhi Police have arrested a life convict in a murder case who had been absconding for 24 years after jumping parole in 2002.
An official on Wednesday, May 20, identified the accused as Rakesh Patel alias Pappi, who is said to have changed his identity and was living under the name ‘Nandlal Verma’ in Prayagraj to evade arrest, PTI reported.
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As per Delhi Police officials, Rakesh and his two associates had in 1990 stabbed his neighbour to death in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area.
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Rakesh along with Chander Prakash and Anil Kumar were convicted for murder in 1995 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Later on, Patel was granted parole by the Delhi High Court in 1999 for his marriage.
Soon after, he surrendered before the jail authorities after the end of his parole.
Thereafter, he was granted parole again in 2002, after the birth of his second child. However, when his parole ended on June 24 that year, Rakesh did not surrender.
Tihar Jail authorities have confirmed that he was released on parole on June 3, 2002 and never returned after the expiry of the parole period.
To track Rakesh, a police team conducted technical and manual surveillance, analysed his criminal history as well as parole records, mobile details and known hideouts. Also, raids were carried out at multiple locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, while he was ultimately tracked in Prayagraj.
“Initially, he tried to mislead the police and claimed that his name was Nandlal Verma,” PTI quoted a police officer as saying.
During investigation, he later confessed to his real identity and admitted to have jumped parole in 2002.
Patel was allegedly running an auto spare parts shop in Prayagraj and moved there in 2022.
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