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24 Years On: Delhi Police Arrests Manesar Tailor for Brutal 2002 Murder
- •Firoj alias Khaja, 48, was arrested by Delhi Police Crime Branch for a 2002 murder in south Delhi, after evading capture for nearly 24 years.
- •The victim, Kalaam Ansari, 35, was found with his head brutally crushed by stones in a forested area near Tughlaqabad Fort.
- •Firoj allegedly murdered Ansari due to an old family dispute and a desire for revenge after his brother died by suicide in front of Ansari's house.
- •After the murder, Firoj fled to Bihar, provided misleading information, and then absconded, severing contact with his native village.
- •Police located Firoj working as a tailor at a readymade garment factory in IMT Manesar, Gurugram, after extensive raids and investigation.
Key Questions Answered
The accused, Firoj alias Khaja, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch from a readymade garment factory in IMT Manesar, Gurugram, where he worked as a tailor. The police tracked him down following a fresh investigation that involved conducting around 30 raids over two months, analyzing old records, and pursuing field leads.
The murder stemmed from an old family dispute involving Firoj's brother Saahbjaan, who died by suicide in front of the victim Kalaam Ansari's house. Firoj suspected Ansari's family of driving his brother to suicide and plotted the killing to take revenge.
On February 15, 2002, Firoj allegedly lured Ansari to a forested area near the Tughlaqabad Fort and brutally killed him by crushing his head with stones. A highly decomposed body was subsequently discovered by police on February 18, 2002, covered with stones in the DDA forest.