12 Years, Two Lives: Man Accused of Murder Nabbed After Skipping Bail

For 12 years, Rajeev Kumar lived a lie. After jumping interim bail in 2013 while facing trial for a 2009 kidnapping and murder case, he vanished—changing several names, locations, and even marrying again to avoid detection. The 45-year-old was finally arrested on Wednesday in Prem Nagar by the Delhi Police's crime branch.

- Karn Pratap Singh

NEW DELHI:

Kumar was declared a proclaimed offender after skipping bail granted for his mother's funeral. What followed was a meticulously planned vanishing act. He first fled to Nepal, where he stayed for six months, then assumed the name "Bobby" and settled in Bengaluru. There, he created new identification documents under the false name, changed his father's name, and started life anew as a driver. He also married a local woman—never revealing his criminal past, nor that he was already married to a Nepali woman in 2009.