Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Mumbai Police Arrest Two Decades-Long Absconders in Separate Cases
Mumbai Police arrested two men who had been wanted for many years.
One man, Suresh Chander Adagale, is accused of killing a colleague in 1986.
He was released on bail but stopped attending court and disappeared.
Police later found him in Ranjangaon, Pune, allegedly living under a false identity.
The other man, Omprakash Lalta Pasi, is accused of hitting a cricket umpire with a bat in 1990.
The umpire was seriously injured after Pasi was declared out during a match.
Pasi allegedly avoided arrest by changing his address and contact details.
Police eventually traced and arrested him in Mira Road East, Thane, and both cases remain under legal investigation.
Sakinaka police arrested 59-year-old Suresh Chander Adagale in Ranjangaon on August 20 over an alleged 1986 murder.
Adagale was accused of killing a colleague at age 19, then stopped attending court after receiving bail and remained untraced for nearly 40 years.
Borivali police arrested 55-year-old Omprakash Lalta Pasi in Mira Road East over an alleged 1990 attack on a cricket umpire.
Pasi allegedly hit the umpire with a bat after being declared out, causing serious injuries, and was later declared a proclaimed offender.
Police used technical investigations, intelligence and information from former associates to locate both men after decades.
- Who
- Mumbai Police arrested Suresh Chander Adagale and Omprakash Lalta Pasi.
- What
- Adagale was arrested in an alleged 1986 murder case, while Pasi was arrested over an alleged 1990 cricket umpire assault.
- When
- The alleged offences occurred in 1986 and 1990; Adagale was arrested on August 20, while Pasi’s arrest date is not specified.
- Where
- Adagale was arrested in Ranjangaon, Pune’s Shirur tehsil, and Pasi was arrested at Poonam Residency in Mira Road East, Thane.
- Why
- Police traced them as part of efforts to arrest long-pending absconders using intelligence and technical investigation.
- First accused
- Suresh Chander Adagale, 59
- First case
- Alleged murder of a colleague in 1986
- First arrest location
- Ranjangaon, Pune’s Shirur tehsil
- Second accused
- Omprakash Lalta Pasi, 55
- Second case
- Alleged 1990 attack on a cricket umpire
- Second arrest location
- Poonam Residency, Mira Road East, Thane
- Police methods
- Technical investigation, confidential intelligence and information from former associates
