Overview
- Animesh Jha, 42, was apprehended on the night of December 3–4 from Nautan Road near Sonauli in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district after years evading arrest.
- The Dwarka resident had been declared a Proclaimed Offender on October 22, 2024, after failing to return to trial following interim bail granted in 2020.
- Delhi Police say months of intelligence collection and advanced mobile-based tracking by a WR-II/Crime Branch team led by Inspector Gautam Malik and supervised by ACP Rajpal Dabas led to the arrest.
- Investigators report Jha disclosed he killed his mother in 2017 over a suspected property transfer to his sister, with family disputes and reported drug dependence cited in the case background.
- He has been brought back to Delhi for custody and further court proceedings in FIR No. 58/2017 under Section 302 at Dwarka North police station.