2 murder accused, absconding for a year, arrested after tip-off by informer

The Pelhar police have arrested two accused who were absconding for a year after allegedly kidnapping and murdering a Kandivali resident in Nalasopara. While on the run, the accused were working as labourers outside the state after changing their identities.

MUMBAI: The Pelhar police have arrested two accused who were absconding for a year after allegedly kidnapping and murdering a Kandivali resident in Nalasopara. While on the run, the accused, identified as Rohan Vishwanath Singh and Akhilesh Bholenath Singh, were working as labourers outside the state after changing their identities. The police nabbed them after intelligence tip-off that one of the accused had arrived in Mumbai in search of work.

2 murder accused, absconding for a year, arrested after tip-off by informer

Police said Sudhir Kunjbihari Singh, 27, a resident of Kandivali, was allegedly kidnapped and brutally murdered on the night of January 1, 2024, in Nalasopara East’s Gaonrai Pada area. Police had arrested seven accused in the case. However, the two main accused were absconding.

Assistant police inspector Arjun Pawar from Pelhar police station, who was investigating the case, was searching for the accused for the last one year. Apart from tracing their mobile phones, they had also reached out to informers. He received a tip-off from an informer that one of the accused, Rohan, was seen in Virar, looking for work under a false identity. Police laid a trap in Bhatpara and arrested him. Based on his information, they later arrested Akhilesh Singh from Sonpur village in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The two accused were produced in court on Sunday and were remanded in police custody for seven days.