New Delhi: Police arrested a 61-year-old fugitive, who had a Rs 50,000 bounty, in Uttar Pradesh ’s Hapur, ending a 16-year search following his life sentence for murder and dacoity.
In Nov 1997, accused Udaibir Singh and two accomplices were fleeing Bhera Enclave in Paschim Vihar when a local resident chased them and caught one suspect, according to police. In 2010, Singh received a one-month parole after his son died, but he failed to return to jail and absconded. During interrogation, Singh allegedly revealed he sold his ancestral property and frequently moved to evade arrest after jumping parole, during which he was also arrested in Hapur for attempted murder and Arms Act violations.
Police said he has now been handed over to Tihar Jail authorities to serve the remainder of his life sentence. The other two then allegedly fatally shot the resident before robbing a passerby of his scooter at knifepoint to escape. All three suspects were arrested and convicted.