NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Crime Branch has arrested a Proclaimed Offender who had evaded law enforcement for 25 years after being implicated in multiple robbery-cum-murder cases spanning Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The accused, Dheeraj Tomar alias Raj Singh, had evaded arrest for more than two decades by adopting a new identity and living away from his family.
According to the Crime Branch, a specialised team from NDR/R.K. Puram, led by Inspector Rakesh Kumar, apprehended the 45-year-old fugitive from Sikanderpur Kalan village in Uttar Pradesh.
“The Crime Branch’s Team NDR/R.K. Puram has achieved a significant success with the arrest of Proclaimed Offender Dheeraj @ Rajsingh, who had been absconding for the last 25 years, ” the press release said.