Life-Term Convict Who Skipped Parole Arrested in Kolkata in Joint Police Operation

Overview

• Mohammad Shorab, 38, a life convict for multiple murders, was caught on Ripon Street in a coordinated action by Delhi Police and Kolkata Police.
• He was released on parole on June 26 citing his wife's illness and failed to return to Tihar Jail by the July 4 deadline.
• Officers traced him to a relative's home in Topsia before making the arrest after a prolonged search supported by technical surveillance.
• Police say he concealed his identity while working as an app‑cab driver and is linked to about 20 cases, including six to seven murders, in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
• Shorab, who ran a gang with brothers Salim and Rustam and has past cases including a 2011 Karol Bagh robbery‑murder, is in custody pending return to Tihar and further legal process.