A day after his son was apprehended for allegedly murdering a member of their extended family, a 53-year-old man was arrested from Rajasthan for his role in the crime, the police said. The father and son were on the run for over a year since the murder.
Bounty of ₹25,000
Kundu Swami had a bounty of ₹25,000 on his head and was later found to have been involved in 15 cases, mainly registered under the Excise Act.
“After interrogating his son Narayan alias Krishna and following a tip-off regarding Swami’s whereabouts, a team rushed to Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. He was nabbed near the railway station following a brief chase,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) G. Ram Gopal Naik.
Swami and his son had allegedly barged inside a relative’s home on July 8, 2016, and assaulted the occupants. One of them, 24-year-old Sharvan, died due to the assault.
Illicit liquor
When the police reached the accused’s home to arrest them after the incident, they found illicit liquor at the residence and registered a separate case.
Preliminary interrogation of the father confirmed the son’s claim that they had been hiding in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab, and had started dealing in cattle.
“Swami has 15 cases registered against him, ranging from attempt to murder and causing hurt to crimes against women and the Excise Act across Ashok Vihar, Keshav Puram and Bharat Nagar,” Dr. Naik added.
