'Crushed man's head with stones': How murder accused evaded arrest for 24 years

NEW DELHI: A 24-year-long manhunt, which began with a highly decomposed body being found in a DDA forest, ended with the accused being arrested from Gurgaon by Delhi Police's Crime Branch. The accused, Firoj, had been absconding for over two decades after murdering a man to avenge an old family-related vendetta.On Feb 18, 2002, the decomposed body of 35-year-old Kalaam Ansari was found, covered with stones, inside the DDA forest near Tughlaqabad Fort. His head had been completely crushed. The deceased was identified as a resident of West Champaran, Bihar.During the investigation, police found Ansari had come to Delhi in 2001 for employment along with the murder accused, Firoj.