Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Absconder in 2009 Beheading Case Arrested After 16 Years
A man named Ashik Ali has been arrested after being on the run for 16 years.
Police say that back in 2009, he helped his relative kill someone named Harish Chand because of a money problem.
They even cut off the victim's head and hid the body in a box to try and hide what they did.
Ashik's relative, Banarsi Lal, was caught and sent to jail for life, but Ashik got away.
For years, Ashik lived in different places, working as a tailor and using a fake name to avoid being caught.
Police finally tracked him down to the city of Surat and arrested him.
He confessed to his involvement in the crime.
Ashik Ali, wanted for a 2009 murder, has been arrested in Surat, Gujarat, after 16 years on the run.
He is accused of assisting his relative, Banarsi Lal, in the brutal murder and beheading of Harish Chand over a monetary dispute.
The victim's headless body was discovered stuffed inside an iron box in Bindapur, Outer Delhi.
While Banarsi Lal was apprehended and sentenced to life imprisonment, Ashik Ali managed to evade capture until now.
Ashik Ali had been living under a false identity as a tailor in Surat and frequently moved to avoid law enforcement.
- Who
- Ashik Ali, an absconder for 16 years, and his relative Banarsi Lal (already sentenced)
- What
- Arrest of Ashik Ali in connection with a brutal murder and beheading case from 2009.
- When
- The murder occurred on January 5, 2009. Ashik Ali was arrested on November 5, 2025.
- Where
- The murder took place in Bindapur, Outer Delhi. Ashik Ali was arrested in Surat, Gujarat.
- Why
- Ashik Ali assisted his relative Banarsi Lal in murdering Harish Chand due to a monetary dispute.
- Accused Name
- Ashik Ali
- Victim Name
- Harish Chand, alias Babloo
- Crime Date
- January 5, 2009
- Arrest Date
- November 5, 2025
- Location of Arrest
- Surat, Gujarat
- Location of Crime
- Bindapur, Outer Delhi
- Co-accused
- Banarsi Lal (sentenced to life imprisonment)
- Time on the run
- 16 years
