Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Man Arrested After 24 Years in Rajasthan Murder Case
Police in Ahmedabad arrested a man who had been wanted for 24 years.
They say Dineshbhai Desai was involved in the 2002 killing of Delaram Nai in Rajasthan.
According to police, a group used an SUV to hit Nai’s motorcycle.
They allegedly tried to make the death look like a road accident.
Police say the suspected motive was a dispute over property and business.
Desai reportedly changed locations and identities to avoid arrest.
He was found at his home in Vejalpur, Ahmedabad.
He will be transferred to Rajasthan, where the case was registered.
Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested 54-year-old Dineshbhai Desai in Vejalpur after a 24-year manhunt.
Police allege Delaram Nai was deliberately killed in a vehicle collision in Rajasthan in 2002.
The murder allegedly arose from a dispute involving ancestral property and business between two brothers.
Investigators say the accused tried to make the killing appear to be a road accident.
Desai is expected to be handed over to Sadri Police in Rajasthan for further prosecution.
- Who
- Ahmedabad City Crime Branch arrested 54-year-old Dineshbhai Amthabhai Arjanbhai Desai, who is wanted in the case involving Delaram Nai's death.
- What
- Desai was arrested in connection with an alleged planned vehicle collision that killed Delaram Nai and was initially made to appear accidental.
- When
- The alleged murder occurred in 2002, and Desai was arrested after approximately 24 years.
- Where
- The killing occurred near Dungli Bera Tilawa in Rajasthan's Pali district; Desai was arrested at his residence in Vejalpur, Ahmedabad.
- Why
- Police allege the killing was linked to a dispute over ancestral property and business and was intended to eliminate Delaram Nai.
- Accused
- Dineshbhai Amthabhai Arjanbhai Desai, 54
- Arrest location
- Vejalpur, Ahmedabad
- Alleged crime date
- 2002
- Victim
- Delaram Nai
- Case
- C.R. No. 135/2002 at Sadri Police Station
- Charges cited
- Indian Penal Code Sections 302, 120(B), 481 and 308
- Next step
- Desai is to be handed over to Sadri Police in Rajasthan for further prosecution