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Parole-Absconding Murder Convict Arrested at Delhi’s Anand Vihar After Tip-Off

Police describe a cross-state caseload spanning Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh after a 2023 parole jump.

Overview

  • Delhi Police laid a trap at the Anand Vihar Bus Terminal on September 30 based on specific intelligence and made the arrest.
  • The suspect is Deepak Kumar, also known as Sanjay, 36, a resident of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Officers seized a .32-bore pistol and six live cartridges from his possession.
  • Police say he was convicted in a 2008 Rohtak murder case with a 20-year sentence and went underground after jumping parole in 2023.
  • Investigators cite nine cases across three states, including four murders—two allegedly in Baghpat in 2015 and another in Delhi’s Baba Haridas Nagar—along with robberies, Arms Act offences and vehicle theft.