2 weeks ago
Delhi man who jumped parole in child murder case arrested
A man in India was in prison for a very serious crime.
He was allowed to leave prison for a short time, which is called parole.
The court said he could stay out for 45 days.
But when the time was over, he did not go back to prison.
Instead, he ran away and hid for a long time.
Police spent about two years looking for him.
Finally, the police caught him and arrested him.
The man's name is Kalim Seikh.
He had been sentenced to life in prison.
Now he is back in police custody.
Kalim Seikh was arrested by the Delhi Police for jumping parole while serving a life sentence.
He was convicted of kidnapping and killing a 14-month-old child.
He was granted 45 days of parole by the Delhi High Court in October 2024.
He failed to surrender to jail authorities after the parole period expired.
He remained absconding for nearly two years before his arrest, announced Friday.
- Who
- Kalim Seikh, a man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and killing a 14-month-old child, and the Delhi Police who arrested him.
- What
- Kalim Seikh was arrested for jumping parole after he failed to surrender to jail authorities.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, by the Delhi Police.
- When
- He was granted parole in October 2024 and was arrested nearly two years later; the arrest was announced on Friday, August 14, 2026.
- Why
- He was arrested because he violated his parole by not surrendering after its 45-day expiry and remained absconding.
Key facts
- Person
- Kalim Seikh
- Crime
- Kidnapping and killing of a 14-month-old child
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Parole granted
- 45 days by the Delhi High Court, October 2024
- Violation
- Failed to surrender after parole expired
- Time absconding
- Nearly two years
- Arresting agency
- Delhi Police
- Status
- Arrested and in custody







