Last Updated on 28/07/2024 by Ankita Jain
Delhi Police has arrested a murder accused who was absconding for 30 years from Kanpur. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amit Goyal said that to arrest 51-year-old accused Prem Narayan, the police team raided the house of a caterer in Delhi and then a builder in Kanpur. Accused Prem Narayan, his father and his uncle were involved in the murder of a man named Shambhu Dayal in Narela, Delhi in 1993.
According to the agency, Shambhu Dayal and his two associates Munni Lal and Daya Ram were pressuring Prem Narayan to get his daughter married in his village Bhidaura in Uttar Pradesh. When Prem Narayan refused, an argument ensued and he killed Shambhu Dayal. During the investigation, Prem Narayan, his father and his uncle were declared proclaimed offenders by a Delhi court in 1994.
A few days ago, Sub Inspector Ritesh Kumar came to know that Prem Narayan was going to attend his nephew’s wedding on July 11. So the Sub Inspector joined the catering team and kept an eye on the wedding ceremony in Delhi. Although the accused did not appear, his wife and children arrived at the ceremony. Sub Inspector Ritesh kept an eye on the accused’s family and found out that Narayan was living in Kanpur and working as a laborer.
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A team of Sub Inspector Ritesh and other officers was formed under the leadership of Inspector Manmeet Malik. The team reached Kanpur and cordoned off the area, but the accused was not found. Sub Inspector Ritesh contacted the labourers and contractors working in the area with the help of local builders, but Prem Narayan did not come forward and sent his son Nitin.
After this, with the help of a local builder, Prem Narayan was called through his son. The team kept a watch near the builder’s office for 48 hours. When Prem Narayan reached the builder’s office, the police team arrested him.
When the police interrogated the accused, Prem Narayan told that after the murder of Shambhu Dayal, he fled from the village with his father and uncle and reached Kanpur. He started working as a labourer there. He changed his voter ID and ration card. He started living in Kanpur with his entire family. To avoid arrest, he cut off all contacts in the village.