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Prime Accused in 2017 Journalist Double Murder Arrested in Noida After Years on the Run

Months of surveillance culminated after village tips revealed he was working as a Noida housing manager.

Overview

  • Mohali police apprehended Gaurav Kumar in Noida on November 6 and brought him to Mohali, where he will be produced in court.
  • Investigators say he spent about two and a half years at a large Noida housing society, rising from security guard to manager without any background verification.
  • He was declared a proclaimed offender in 2022 after obtaining bail during the pandemic and then skipping court hearings.
  • Police attribute the 2017 killings of KJ Singh, 64, and his mother Gurcharan Kaur, 92, to an altercation that escalated, with the victims’ car and electronics recovered soon after.
  • Officials say sustained technical and human surveillance, accelerated by recent tips from elders in his native village, led to the arrest, and family members expressed relief.