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32-Year Manhunt Ends: 1994 Delhi Double Murder Accused Arrested
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News18•25-09-2026, 19:00
32-Year Manhunt Ends: 1994 Delhi Double Murder Accused Arrested
- •A 48-year-old man, Lalit, wanted in a 1994 double murder-cum-dacoity case involving two sadhvis in east Delhi, has been arrested after 32 years.
- •Lalit was traced to a factory in Mangolpuri Phase-II, where he worked as a packaging labourer under a false identity, and his identity was verified via Aadhaar card.
- •The sadhvis were allegedly strangled, and cash, jewellery, and other valuables were looted from the ashram; Lalit was a main accused and participated in strangling one victim.
- •Three co-accused — Sunil Kumar, Dilip Ram, and Sushil — were arrested earlier, while Lalit remained absconding and was declared a proclaimed offender in 1995.
- •Lalit, a native of Samastipur, Bihar, had worked in Bihar until 2000 before returning to Delhi and working under various aliases, concealing his past.
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Police traced the 48-year-old accused, Lalit, to a factory in Mangolpuri Phase-II where he worked as a packaging labourer under a false identity and verified him using his Aadhaar card before making the arrest.
In 1994, two sadhvis at a spiritual ashram in east Delhi were allegedly strangled to death, and cash, jewellery, and valuables were looted from the premises.
Three co-accused named Sunil Kumar, Dilip Ram, and Sushil were arrested during the initial investigation following the 1994 crime, while Lalit remained absconding for nearly 32 years.
