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Autorickshaw Driver Arrested in 2001 Palghar Murder After 23 Years

Investigators reopened the file five months ago, deploying digital surveillance that led to Sayyed’s capture in Vasai (East).

Fugitive autorickshaw driver was held after 23 years for murder near Mumbai
On Tuesday, the accused was arrested from Talasari and brought to Virar
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Overview

  • Harun Ali Mustakin Ali Sayyed was apprehended on May 26 in Talasari, Palghar district, after living under a false identity in Vasai (East).
  • He was handed over to the Virar police and remanded in custody for four days to face charges for the October 14, 2001 stabbing of passenger Moharam Ali.
  • Crime Branch Unit-III of the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar police reopened the long-dormant case five months ago as a dedicated cold case investigation.
  • The probe team re-examined old records, conducted extensive witness and family interviews, and activated informants across Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Initial investigations by PSI M.G. Khairnar resulted in a chargesheet filed under Section 299 of the CrPC after Sayyed absconded following the murder.