Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Two Arrested in Doctor's Murder After Year-Long, 3,000-km Chase
A doctor in Delhi was murdered last year during a robbery.
Police have now arrested two men after a long chase.
The suspects, along with others, allegedly planned the robbery, and the doctor was strangled.
The arrested men had been hiding after the crime and were caught near the border of India and Nepal.
They were part of a gang that targeted homes for robbery, often using information gathered by domestic workers.
The police are still looking for other people involved.
Two men were arrested near the India-Nepal border in connection with the murder of a Delhi doctor.
The accused were apprehended after a 3,000-km chase that lasted over a year.
The murder occurred during a robbery at the doctor's home in May of last year.
The suspects are accused of strangling the doctor with a dog leash.
The suspects were part of a gang that targeted homes for robbery.
- Who
- Pankaj Narjari and Prem Bahadur Nepali, along with other accomplices.
- What
- Arrest of two men in connection with the murder of Dr. Yogesh Chander Paul.
- When
- The arrests occurred after a year-long chase, on Wednesday night.
- Where
- Near the India-Nepal border.
- Why
- To face charges related to the murder of a doctor during a robbery at his home.
- Victim
- Dr. Yogesh Chander Paul, 63-year-old general physician
- Accused Arrested
- Pankaj Narjari (30) and Prem Bahadur Nepali (42)
- Location of Arrest
- Near India-Nepal border
- Bounty on Narjari
- Rs 50,000
- Method of Murder
- Strangled with a dog leash
- Date of Murder
- May 10, last year