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Two Rape Accused Arrested After Nearly 30 Years
Mumbai police arrested two men accused in separate rape cases from 1995.
The arrests happened nearly 30 years after the cases were registered.
Police said Suken Vishkarma had changed his identity and was living in Kandivali East.
Officers found him using technology and information from local contacts.
Mohammad Saiyyad was located in a crowded area of Bandra East.
Police officers stayed there in disguise for four days to confirm who he was.
Both men were then arrested and taken through the legal process.
The article says neither man had been convicted in these cases.
Mumbai police arrested Suken Vishkarma and Mohammad Saiyyad in separate rape cases registered in 1995.
Vishkarma was arrested in Jiwala Pada, Kandivali East, after allegedly living under a changed identity.
Saiyyad was arrested in Lakdawala Lane, Bandra East, after police verified his identity in disguise.
Police used technology, surveillance, local informers and discreet inquiries to locate both men.
Vishkarma was produced as an absconder, while Saiyyad was produced before the Juvenile Court in Dongri.
- Who
- Suken Vishkarma and Mohammad Saiyyad, who were wanted in separate rape cases, were arrested by Mumbai police.
- What
- The two accused were arrested after nearly 30 years of being absent from the legal process.
- Where
- Vishkarma was arrested in Jiwala Pada, Thakur Village, Kandivali East; Saiyyad was arrested in Lakdawala Lane, Bandra East.
- When
- The cases were registered in 1995, and the arrests occurred nearly 30 years later.
- Why
- Police used court orders, technology, surveillance, local informers and discreet inquiries to trace and identify them.
Key facts
- Cases registered
- 1995
- People arrested
- Suken Vishkarma and Mohammad Saiyyad
- Vishkarma’s arrest location
- Jiwala Pada, Thakur Village, Kandivali East
- Saiyyad’s arrest location
- Lakdawala Lane, Bandra East
- Vishkarma’s age
- 53
- Saiyyad’s age
- 48
- Tracking methods
- Technology, surveillance, local contacts, informers and discreet inquiries
Sources
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