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Jailed Gangster Mainpal Dhilla Gets 12-Hour Parole to Marry Cambodian Partner
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News18•24-09-2026, 17:30
Jailed Gangster Mainpal Dhilla Gets 12-Hour Parole to Marry Cambodian Partner
- •Jailed gangster Mainpal Dhilla was granted a 12-hour custody parole to marry his Cambodian partner, Meta Chan, at a farmhouse in Jhajjar, Haryana.
- •Dhilla, 50, met Meta Chan in Cambodia after fleeing India in 2018 using a fake identity while on parole, and they subsequently had children together.
- •Extradited from Cambodia in September 2025, Dhilla faces 22 cases, including murder, and was serving a life sentence in Hisar jail for previous convictions.
- •He absconded in 2018 after being released on six weeks' parole from Hisar Central Jail, traveling to Cambodia via Thailand on fraudulent documents.
- •The CBI and Interpol coordinated his arrest and extradition after a Red Notice was issued, with Cambodian authorities handing him over to Indian authorities.
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Jailed gangster Mainpal was released on a 12-hour custody parole to marry his Cambodian partner, Meta Chan, at a farmhouse in Jhajjar district under tight police security.
After jumping a six-week parole from Hisar Central Jail in July 2018 where he was serving a life sentence, Mainpal fled India on August 29, 2018, using a fake identity in the name of Sonu Kumar.
Mainpal was extradited from Cambodia and arrested in September 2025 following a coordinated operation by the CBI, Haryana Police, and Union ministries.
