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Delhi Crime Branch arrests wanted forgery accused after 12 years
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Manoharan Kandhasamy, a proclaimed offender who had been evading arrest for over 12 years in a forgery case involving fake letterheads of political offices and…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Manoharan Kandhasamy, a proclaimed offender who had been evading arrest for over 12 years in a forgery case involving fake letterheads of political offices and government authorities. The arrest, made on Monday, comes after a sustained operation that tracked him to Tiruchengode in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal district. He was wanted in connection with FIR No. 33/2008 registered at Mandir Marg Police Station under Sections 465 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.
Kandhasamy, originally from Mangaluru in Karnataka, was initially arrested in a theft case from 2007 but secured bail after a month in custody. He then absconded and was declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi court in 2014. Police placed a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to his arrest. The accused had settled in Tamil Nadu with his wife and two children, running a poultry farm. The Crime Branch team traced him through technical surveillance and arrested him from his godown, the Assam Tribune reported.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative around 'elusive criminals' often ignores the systemic delays in India's justice system that allow accused persons to remain untraced for over a decade. While the police deserve credit for this arrest, the real question is why a proclaimed offender could freely run a poultry business and raise a family for 12 years without being caught. A simple test: if the same resources used for this manhunt were applied to all 3.5 crore pending court cases, would justice move faster?
Source: assamtribune.com
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