Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Delhi Police Arrest 72-Year-Old After 15-Year Extortion Chase
Delhi Police arrested a 72-year-old man named Hari Singh Shekhawat.
Police say he had been wanted for nearly 15 years.
The case began in 2008 at a garment company where he worked.
He was accused of trying to demand money from the company.
Police also accused him of criminal intimidation and other offences.
A court declared him a proclaimed offender in 2016 because he did not appear for proceedings.
Investigators tracked his movements from Gujarat to Rajasthan.
They found him in Jaipur and arrested him after surveillance.
Delhi Police arrested 72-year-old Hari Singh Shekhawat in Jaipur after nearly 15 years on the run.
Shekhawat allegedly attempted to extort money from a garment multinational where he worked in 2008.
A case involving extortion, criminal intimidation and an attempt to commit offences was registered on March 15, 2008.
He was declared a proclaimed offender on April 2, 2016, after repeatedly failing to appear in court.
Police said surveillance traced him through Gujarat and Rajasthan before a team arrested him at a Jaipur residential society.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Hari Singh Shekhawat, a 72-year-old resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- What
- He was arrested in connection with an extortion, criminal intimidation and attempted-offences case.
- When
- The case was registered on March 15, 2008; he was declared a proclaimed offender on April 2, 2016; police received information about his location on August 13.
- Where
- He was arrested at a residential society in Jaipur, Rajasthan, after police tracked him across several states.
- Why
- Police said he allegedly attempted to extort money from a garment multinational where he worked and had evaded court proceedings.
- Accused
- Hari Singh Shekhawat, 72
- Case registered
- March 15, 2008
- Court designation
- Declared a proclaimed offender on April 2, 2016
- Alleged victim
- A prominent garment multinational where Shekhawat worked
- Arrest location
- A residential society in Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Police unit
- Special Cell, Delhi Police
- Tracking period
- Nearly 15 years