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Delhi: YouTuber Salim Khan arrested in 1995 kidnapping-murder case
Salim Khan, also known as Salim Wastik and Salim Ahmed, was arrested by Delhi police’s crime branch from Loni, Ghaziabad, in connection with a 1995 kidnapping-for-ransom and murder case. The suspect had evaded capture for over two decades after bail and later allegedly assumed a new identity. The case timeline includes the 1995 disappearance of a 13-year-old, a ransom demand, a 1997 conviction, bail in 2000, a 2011 high court upholding, and the 2026 arrest.
Why It Matters
The arrest highlights long-running efforts to apprehend parole jumpers and offenders in cold cases, and it underscores ongoing public interest in unresolved crimes linked to missing children and family victims.
Timeline
8 Events
Arrest of Salim Khan
April 25, 2026
Salim Khan, also known as Salim Wastik and Salim Ahmed, arrested by Delhi police’s crime branch from Loni in Ghaziabad district in connection with the 1995 kidnapping-for-ransom and murder case. He is described as a local activist and YouTuber.
High Court upholds conviction
July 19, 2011
Delhi High Court upheld Khan’s conviction on July 19, 2011.
Khan settles in Loni
2010
Khan settled in Loni around 2010 after adopting a new identity.
Interim bail granted to Khan
November 24, 2000
Khan was granted interim bail on November 24, 2000, but he failed to surrender thereafter.
Conviction and life imprisonment
August 5, 1997
A chargesheet was filed against both Khan and Anil, and on August 5, 1997, they were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court in Karkardooma.
Anil surrenders to police
February 1995
Anil, Khan’s associate, surrenders in February 1995.
Ransom demand received after kidnapping
January 21, 1995
The next day, Sandeep Bansal’s father receives a call informing him of the kidnapping and demanding a ransom of ₹30,000 to be placed on a bus bound for Baghpat near Loni flyover.
Sandeep Bansal goes missing
January 20, 1995
13-year-old Sandeep Bansal, son of a cement businessman in northeast Delhi, goes missing after leaving for school.