A 38-year-old senior manager at a jewellery company allegedly used another person’s identity documents to check into a Karol Bagh hotel after sexually assaulting a 20-year-old colleague, in Oct last year.
The accused, Sajeer Palli Mooppan alias Sajeer PM (38), a senior manager at a jewellery company and a native of Kannur in Kerala, was brought back to India after Delhi Police tracked him to Dubai, where he had allegedly taken up a job at a plumbing accessories shop. The case traces back to the night of Oct 1, 2025, when employees of the company attended a birthday gathering in Punjabi Bagh, according to police. He flew to the UAE on Jan 5, 2026. The woman approached Delhi Police on Feb 18, following which an FIR was registered at Karol Bagh police station under sections relating to rape, administering intoxicants and cheating by personation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Delhi Police subsequently initiated international tracing proceedings through Bharatpol on April 30 and secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice on July 7.
By then, police said, Sajeer had allegedly begun preparing to leave the country. Officials said Sajeer’s extradition was secured through coordinated efforts by Delhi Police, Interpol, the CBI and the ministries of home affairs and external affairs, bringing to a close a months-long international pursuit. The woman initially approached the company’s management rather than the police. Investigators collected CCTV footage, hotel records, identity documents and other evidence from the lounge and hotel. When a police team reached Kerala to trace the accused, it found he had already left India. Technical investigation established his presence in the UAE.