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<\/div>\nThe Delhi Police said the man forged the documents and went into hiding<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n
The Delhi Police has arrested a man who was declared dead in official documents 24 years ago.<\/p>\n
As the man, wanted in a theft case in 1991, was declared ‘dead’ in all official papers, the Delhi Police stopped looking for him 24 years ago.<\/p>\n
However, the Bawana police was recently tipped off about the accused and Delhi Police later worked on the lead to arrest him.<\/p>\n
After his arrest, the Delhi Police informed that a case of theft was registered against the accused in 1991 and the matter was in court. However, he was declared ‘dead’ in official documents submitted in court in 1998.<\/p>\n
The city police said he forged the documents and went into hiding. He was on the run for the next 24 years.<\/p>\n
Accepting that the accused was dead, the court left his file pending. It remained pending till he was finally arrested.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the case, DCP Outer-North District Devesh Kumar Mahla said the police are questioning the accused for leads on the person who faked his papers.<\/p>\n
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