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Crime
Rajasthan Murder Accused Arrested in Gujarat After 24 Years on the Run
✍️ India Today
🗓 20 Sep 2026, 11:36 PM
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A man accused of murder in Rajasthan, who had evaded police for 24 years and carried a Rs 5,000 bounty, was captured by Gujarat authorities this week.
Gujarat police announced the arrest of a Rajasthan-based murder suspect who had been on the run for nearly a quarter of a century. The suspect was taken into custody in Gujarat earlier this week, ending a 24‑year manhunt that spanned multiple states.
The accused had been listed with a Rs 5,000 reward for information leading to his capture, a modest bounty that nevertheless kept the case alive in police records. He was originally charged in a murder case in Rajasthan, but managed to evade authorities for more than two decades.
Law enforcement officials said the breakthrough came after coordinated intelligence work and tips from local informants. The suspect will now be handed over to Rajasthan police for further investigation and trial, according to standard inter‑state procedures.
The accused had been listed with a Rs 5,000 reward for information leading to his capture, a modest bounty that nevertheless kept the case alive in police records. He was originally charged in a murder case in Rajasthan, but managed to evade authorities for more than two decades.
Law enforcement officials said the breakthrough came after coordinated intelligence work and tips from local informants. The suspect will now be handed over to Rajasthan police for further investigation and trial, according to standard inter‑state procedures.