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Convicted absconder in 1989 murder case arrested in Delhi after years on the run
Police arrested Sushil Kumar alias Guddu, a convicted absconder in a 1989 murder case, in Delhi after he had evaded arrest since 2017. He was traced to a rented accommodation in West Jyoti Nagar, Shahdara, following a crime branch operation that reviewed appeal records and digital leads. He was convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life imprisonment, and the Delhi High Court upheld the conviction before he went on the run.
Why It Matters
The arrest closes a decades-old case and demonstrates the police's use of digital records to locate escaped convicts.
Timeline
6 Events
Arrest of Sushil Kumar alias Guddu
April 25, 2026
The police arrested Kumar from a rented accommodation in West Jyoti Nagar in Delhi's Shahdara after tracing him, and he was declared a proclaimed offender in the 1989 case.
Breakthrough leads traced via digital records
April 2026
A crime branch team tracing convicted absconders analysed digital records related to appeal proceedings before the Delhi High Court and developed crucial leads that helped locate the accused.
Delhi High Court upholds conviction
2017
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction, with the authorities later stating this occurred nearly nine years before his arrest.
Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment
2000
A trial court convicted him in 2000 and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Initial arrest and bail
1993
Kumar was initially arrested in connection with the case and was later granted bail in 1993.
Incident leading to the murder (1989)
October 1989
During the intervening night of October 6-7, 1989, a quarrel at a Ram Lila event in the Gyan Park area of Krishna Nagar led to the stabbing and death of a man identified as Vivek.