Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Kerala Police Arrest Suspect in 2007 Saw Mill Murder
Police in Kerala arrested Dilip Rajak in Assam.
He is accused of killing a saw mill manager in 2007.
Rajak was found working at a rice mill godown in Dhemaji district.
The arrest came after he had been on the run for nearly two decades.
Police said the search crossed Kerala, Assam and Bihar.
Assam Police helped Kerala Police take him into custody.
Rajak did not resist, according to an officer.
Another accused, Sanichar Baita, has not been found.
Kerala Police arrested Dilip Rajak, 65, on September 20 in Assam’s Dhemaji district.
Rajak is accused of murdering a saw mill manager in Kerala in 2007.
Police said the investigation and pursuit took them across Kerala, Assam and Bihar.
The arrest followed nearly two decades on the run and about 3,600 kilometres of travel, according to the report.
Another accused, Sanichar Baita, remains on the run, police said.
- Who
- Dilip Rajak, a 65-year-old migrant worker from Bihar, was arrested; Sanichar Baita is also accused and remains on the run.
- What
- Rajak was arrested on charges of murdering a saw mill manager.
- When
- The murder was in 2007; Rajak was arrested on September 20, with the arrest year not specified in the provided text.
- Where
- Rajak was arrested at a rice mill godown in Dhemaji district, Assam; the alleged murder was in Kerala.
- Why
- Police arrested Rajak in connection with the 2007 murder investigation.
- Accused arrested
- Dilip Rajak, 65
- Arrest date
- September 20; year not specified in the provided text
- Arrest location
- A rice mill godown in Dhemaji district, Assam
- Alleged crime
- Murder of a saw mill manager in 2007
- Investigation
- Nearly two decades, spanning Kerala, Assam and Bihar
- Other accused
- Sanichar Baita remains on the run, police said
- Assistance
- Assam Police helped take Rajak into custody