Archive · 4 Aug 2025
Man Arrested After 21 Years for Wife's Murder
In 2004, a man named Veerpal killed his wife in Delhi.
He ran away and hid for over 20 years, changing his name and starting a new family.
The police finally caught him in Lucknow, where he had been living.
He confessed to the crime, which happened after an argument with his wife.
His accomplice was also arrested and convicted, but Veerpal managed to escape, living under a different identity before he was caught.
Veerpal, 60, was arrested in Lucknow for the 2004 murder of his wife in Delhi.
He fled after the crime, remaining at large for over two decades.
The wife was found dead in their Delhi residence with injuries.
Veerpal remarried and lived under an assumed name, severing ties with his past.
He confessed to the crime after being apprehended.
- Who
- Veerpal, who was on the run after the murder.
- What
- Veerpal was arrested for murdering his wife in 2004.
- When
- The murder occurred in 2004, and the arrest happened in Lucknow after more than two decades.
- Where
- The murder happened in Delhi, and the arrest was in Lucknow.
- Why
- Veerpal was arrested after evading capture for over two decades after committing the murder of his wife.
- Accused
- Veerpal
- Alias
- Maiju, Vijay alias Ramdayal
- Age at Arrest
- 60
- Crime
- Murder
- Date of Incident
- September 22, 2004
- Location of Arrest
- Lucknow
- Status
- Arrested
Sources
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