New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested a man who had been on the run for over 16 years in connection with a gruesome murder and beheading case registered at Bindapur police station in 2009, an official said today.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Ashik Ali (55), a native of Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, was nabbed from Surat, Gujarat, following a well-coordinated operation led by Inspector Manmeet Malik and his team.
A reward of Rs 25,000 had been announced for his arrest.
"On January 5, 2009, a headless body packed inside an iron box was recovered from the Bindapur area. The victim was identified as Harish Chand, alias Babloo," said Aditya Gautam, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).
Investigat...