Overview
- Pydhonie police apprehended Rajaram Ramadhar Tiwari, wanted since a 2018 Katni murder, after locating him near Balgi Hotel on P. D’Mello Road in Masjid Bunder.
- During interrogation in Mumbai, Tiwari confessed to the Katni killing and was formally handed over to the Barhi police team for further proceedings.
- DB Marg police arrested Dwijendra Kamalprasad Dubey, 65, who had been absconding since a 1995 theft case registered under Section 381 of the IPC.
- Dubey fled from Ayodhya via Lucknow when he learned officers were in Basti; police traced his son’s number during technical surveillance and detained Dubey near Grant Road.
- Authorities cited coordinated work between Mumbai units and Madhya Pradesh police, with Tiwari transferred to Katni custody and Dubey held in Mumbai under a standing non-bailable warrant from the Girgaum court.