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10-Year Fugitive Caught With Rs 25,000 Bounty
22 Jul
Summary
- A murder accused, Amar Singh, was arrested after a decade on the run.
- Singh was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 and was found with a pistol.
- He confessed to murdering Ramlakhan Nishad and dumping his body.
A murder accused, Amar Singh, who had been absconding for ten years and carried a reward of Rs 25,000, was arrested late Tuesday night near the Shambhua railway crossing underpass. A search of his person yielded a country-made pistol and cartridges. Singh is accused of the murder of Ramlakhan Nishad, a 22-year-old man whose body was discovered in an open drain on May 30, 2016. Nishad's father, Shri Krishna, reported the incident to Barra police.
During the investigation, it was revealed that Amar Singh murdered Ramlakhan Nishad with the intention of robbery. Following the crime, he fled and lived in Noida for a decade, concealing his identity. Singh had recently returned to his village with his family. Bidhnu police received information about his return and initiated a search, leading to his apprehension. Singh admitted to discarding the victim's body naked in a drain after the murder. He reportedly kept his face covered even after returning to the village to avoid recognition.
According to DCP (South) Deependra Nath Chaudhary, Amar Singh has a history of criminal activities, with 18 registered cases against him. These cases, filed at Bidhnu, Barra, and Ghatampur police stations, include charges related to murder, robbery, the Gangster Act, and the Arms Act.
