Delhi Police Arrest Man 40 Years After Wife's Murder
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Chander Shekhar Prasad, a suspect in a 40-year-old murder case. In October 1986, Prasad allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a brick in East Delhi due to suspicions of infidelity, while his three children slept nearby. He subsequently fled and was declared a proclaimed offender in 1987. The case went cold until late March 2026, when investigators reopened it using only a misspelled village name from Bihar as a lead. By tracing Prasad’s children, who had been placed in an orphanage, police established contact with his sons living in Delhi. Surveillance of the sons’ communications revealed a recurring phone number linked to an elderly man frequenting a factory in Alipur, Delhi. This led authorities to identify and arrest Prasad, now aged 84, ending a four-decade manhunt. The investigation highlights the persistence of law enforcement in solving cold cases through modern surveillance techniques and familial tracing, despite the lack of photographic evidence or accurate addresses from the original crime scene.
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Delhi Police Arrest Man 40 Years After Wife's Murder
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Chander Shekhar Prasad, a suspect in a 40-year-old murder case. In October 1986, Prasad allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a brick in East Delhi due to suspicions of infidelity, while his three children slept nearby. He subsequently fled and was declared a proclaimed offender in 1987. The case went cold until late March 2026, when investigators reopened it using only a misspelled village name from Bihar as a lead. By tracing Prasad’s children, who had been placed in an orphanage, police established contact with his sons living in Delhi. Surveillance of the sons’ communications revealed a recurring phone number linked to an elderly man frequenting a factory in Alipur, Delhi. This led authorities to identify and arrest Prasad, now aged 84, ending a four-decade manhunt. The investigation highlights the persistence of law enforcement in solving cold cases through modern surveillance techniques and familial tracing, despite the lack of photographic evidence or accurate addresses from the original crime scene.
The Indian Express