Delhi Crime Branch Arrests 2017 Matricide Accused at Indo-Nepal Border
Police say months of intelligence-led mobile tracking pinpointed the long-absconding suspect near Sonauli.
Overview
- Animesh Jha, 42, wanted in his mother's 2017 killing in Dwarka, was declared a Proclaimed Offender by a Dwarka court in October 2024.
- A WR-II Crime Branch team intercepted him on Nautan Road near Sonauli in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district on the night of December 3–4, led by Inspector Gautam Malik under ACP Rajpal Dabas.
- Police say he jumped interim bail granted during the COVID-19 period in 2020, failed to join the trial, and allegedly fled to Nepal.
- Investigators credit sustained intelligence collection and advanced mobile-based surveillance with tracking his movements across suspected border hideouts.
- Officials report he allegedly confessed after arrest; he is in custody to be produced before court in FIR No. 58/2017 under Section 302 IPC, with a cited property dispute and alleged drug dependence as background.