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“One face, one voice, one habit, and two persons, He was not what he was!”: Najakat Ali arrested 7 years after absconding from police custody, had disguised as a Hindu Sadhu in Prayagraj temple to evade arrest, Police had declared Rs 50000 reward for him

Ali stayed under the disguise of a Hindu priest in a Prayagraj temple for months after escaping from police custody seven years ago, he confessed during his interrogation
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Najakat Ali arrested 7 years after absconding from police custody, had disguised himself as a Hindu Sadhu to evade arrest
Najakat Ali arrested 7 years after absconding from police custody, had disguised himself as a Hindu Sadhu to evade arrest

On Tuesday, the Meerut Special Task Force captured a famous impersonator named Najakat Ali from the western part of Uttar Pradesh, seven years after he had fled from police custody. The blamed had given cash to the police constables a long time back who assisted him with escaping from custody. The Meerut STF captured the accused on Tuesday from the city Goal Market region.

As indicated by the reports, the accused was cross-examined after he was captured on September 13. He admitted during police cross-examination that he had paid off the police constables with the assistance of his criminal companion Sakir to escape from care quite a while back. From that point onward, he acted himself like Surendra Sharma and ventured out to numerous urban areas including Agra, Varanasi, Unnao, Bareilly, and Delhi with his sweetheart. He got comfortable in Delhi in the year 2020 for a couple of months and started maintaining an inn business.

Further, during these seven years, he likewise bought a luxurious flat at Anubhav Apartment in Rohini, Delhi, for the sake of his significant other, Nasreen. While Police continued to search for him for these numerous years, he admitted to having remained as a Hindu priest in the sanctuary of Prayagraj too.

Police had proclaimed Rs 50000 award for data prompting his capture

Brijesh Kumar Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police of STF Meerut expressed that on September 26, 2015, Najakat Ali moniker Pappu Tantrik was brought to the Court for an appearance on account of homicide. "He got away from police security a long time back. He admitted that he used to pay cash to the police constables then, at that point. However much they requested was given to them. We had pronounced Rs 50000 award for any individual who might give us data about him. On September 13, he had gone to the Goal Market region to meet his sibling. The Police captured him from that point", ASP Brajesh Kumar Singh added.

Singh likewise added that the accused had gotten his four-year bachelor’s degree from Chaudhary Charan Singh University in the year 1998-99. "After his schooling, he proceeded to do numerous organizations like that of a vegetable merchant, property seller, and so forth. He likewise has worked for an Azad News TV direct before. Later from 2007 to 2012, he went about as the councilor of Mohalla Rashidnagar. That was whenever he first had gone to prison", Singh said.

Accused hoodwinked guiltless individuals for crores of rupees

The ASP likewise expressed that he was a hooligan and has misled stolen from a few under the guise of giving them otherworldly advice. Reports notice that after Najakat Ali was delivered on bail, he acted himself like a Tantrik and started stealing from blameless individuals. He additionally procured crores of rupees from individuals on the appearance of multiplying their underlying ventures. The episode became known in the year 2007 when an individual named Ramkumar stopped an FIR against the famous Tantrik. The complainant referenced that the denounced had stolen from him for Rs 50000.

Later numerous comparative cases arose mirroring the infamous goals of the charged. He had stolen from an individual in Hisar, Haryana for Rs 4 lakhs. Likewise in the year 2008, Sepoy Irfan had enlisted a protest against Najakat Ali for impeding some administration work. In the year 2013, an instance of cheating of 5 lakhs was enlisted against the blamed in Rajasthan. In the year 2013, Najakat Ali was captured after a grumbling of the homicide of an individual named Bilal was recorded against him. Singh said that the denounced met Sakir who was on an assault charge inside the prison.

Najakat Ali concealed identity, made a trip to numerous urban communities after he got away from the police guardianship

As indicated by the reports, Najakat Ali figured out how to get Sakir temporarily free from jail. On 26 September 2015, when Najakat Ali was brought to court, he paid off the police constables with the assistance of Sakir and escaped from the spot. Sakir later took him to the place of Rajendra Prasad, an inhabitant of Phool Bagh Colony. Sakir later likewise assisted him with escaping to Agra and numerous different urban communities including Varanasi, Unnao, Bareilly, Delhi, and Hisar, where the accused made do with a disguised personality.

During the COVID times, the blamed was trapped in the state of West Bengal. He with the assistance of his better half likewise documented a phony FIR against the relatives of Bilal whom he had killed in the year 2013. Najakat during the cross-examination further affirmed that he showed up in Delhi in 2020 and acted himself like Sanjay Sharma. He bought a rich level for his significant other and furthermore purchased two costly vehicles. Be that as it may, the lodging business which he had begun in Delhi was for the sake of Surendra Sharma.

He said that he used to meet his significant other like clockwork and used to call her from various contact numbers. The Police during the capture of the blamed recuperated Rs 750 from him. UP STF, Meerut SOG, Surveillance group had been looking for Najakat for quite a long time. The Police likewise had proclaimed a compensation of Rs 50000 to any individual who might give them data about the denounced. The denounced has been captured a Police are looking toward satisfying the official actions for the situation.

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