On The Run For 24 Years, Rajasthan Man Arrested From Gujarat For Murder
A man named Dineshbhai Amthabhai Arjanbhai Desai has been arrested in Gujarat after being on the run for 24 years for a murder committed in Rajasthan. The crime, stemming from a property dispute, involved intentionally ramming a motorcycle to make it appear as a road accident. Police investigations eventually uncovered the conspiracy.
Why it matters
This case highlights the persistence of law enforcement in pursuing long-standing criminal cases and the challenges of evading justice, even after decades.
Ending a two-decade-long manhunt, the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch has caught a high-reward fugitive involved in a cold-blooded murder disguised as a road accident in Rajasthan nearly 24 years ago.The arrested accused, identified as 54-year-old Dineshbhai Amthabhai Arjanbhai Desai, a native of Ucharpi village in Banaskantha district, currently working as a broker and residing at Sagar Samrat Apartment, Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, had been on the run since 2002.According to police sources, the murder stemmed from a bitter rivalry over ancestral property and business between two brothers in Dungli village, located under the jurisdiction of the Sadri Police Station in Rajasthan's Pali district.As part of a criminal conspiracy to eliminate a man named Delaram Nai and frame his death as an accidental mishap, Desai teamed up with co-conspirators Kishansingh Rajput, Ramjibhai Rabari, Khimaram alias Ramesh Nai, Hirachand Nai, and others.The gang travelled to Pali in a vehicle.
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