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Indian Express
11 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Delhi cops trace kidnapper in Mumbai after 25 years; he flees in autorickshaw, swaps places with driver before being caught
In 2000, the Delhi Police declared a man wanted in a kidnapping-for-ransom case as a 'proclaimed offender'. Investigators searched for him everywhere but he had vanished. The leads had all dried up and the case went cold. Twenty-five years later, Suneet Agarwal, now 45, was traced to Thane in Mumbai earlier this month. After escaping from Delhi, Agarwal had changed his name, acquired a new identity and even married and started a family. At first, he provided loans for the purchase of vehicles before turning to manufacturing imitation jewellery. 'He would frequently change his appearance, move homes and switch mobile phone numbers,' said Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch. 'He even went the extra mile and avoided getting in touch with his relatives or neighbours in Delhi. He would also change his address every six months,' Yadav added. However, Agarwal ran out of luck last week. The first lead in the case, the police said, came last year. 'The main breakthrough happened because of technical evidence which we won't be able to reveal,' a police officer said. 'However, we reached Agarwal after we arrested and interrogated his two brothers in Delhi last year. They were also wanted in the case,' a police officer privy to the investigation said. The Crime branch team that conducted the operation was led by Arvind Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), and inspectors Mangesh Tyagi and Robin Tyagi. On January 29, 2000, Shree Nath Yadav of Raj Nagar in Ghaziabad, was kidnapped by Suneet Agarwal alias Pappi alias Babli. 'He called Yadav's employer Ram Gopal demanding Rs 40,000 as ransom,' a police officer said. 'Both Suneet Agarwal and Yadav's employer ran cloth shops in Chandni Chowk. So Agarwal knew Yadav. Agarwal was joined by his brothers who also assaulted Yadav.' The police said Agarwal and his brothers took the man to Red Fort, forced him into a car and took him to the basement of a bungalow in Kalkaji. 'They confined him inside that basement where they beat him up severely,' the officer said. 'Agarwal aimed a revolver at Yadav's head and asked him to call his employer, coercing him to meet at Safdarjung Airport bridge with the money,' he said. 'When Agarwal forced Yadav to call again, a policeman Sumer Singh picked up the call. Agarwal threatened him (the officer) too.' But when Yadav's employer did not budge, Agarwal released Yadav at Tughlaq Road. A case was registered at Kotwali police station and Agarwal was arrested before being released on bail. The police also filed a chargesheet. Agarwal, however, decided not to join the trial and was subsequently declared a 'proclaimed offender'. In the beginning of July, the police said, they were finally able to trace Agarwal's location in Mumbai. 'We saw him and started chasing him. He jumped into an autorickshaw and once we started following, he switched places with the autorickshaw driver to mislead the police team,' an officer said. 'He had taken a gamcha (scarf) from the driver and was hiding his face with it. But our team recognised and grabbed him. It was a chase that went on for 5 to 6 km.' The officer said Agarwal had completely erased his past and started afresh in Mumbai. 'His wife had no idea that he was ever involved in a crime,' the officer said. 'He couldn't run away from his past.' Sakshi Chand is working as an Assistant Editor with the Indian Express. She has over a decade of experience in covering crime, prisons, traffic and human interest stories. She has also covered the communal clashes in Kasganj, Aligarh, Trilokpuri riots as well as the North-East Delhi riots. Apart from being a journalist, she is also a National level basketball player and a coach. Before joining the Indian Express, she was working for The Times of India. ... Read More
Time of India
17 minutes ago
- Time of India
'Didn't have much money as a kid,' reveals Sunny Leone. Know her spectacular net worth today
Sunny Leone, now a wealthy celebrity, started working young, selling door-to-door to earn money. Before her adult film debut, she held various jobs, including at a bakery and a tax firm. She met her husband, Daniel Weber, during a difficult time when she lost her parents, and he helped her cope. Sunny Leone is now counted among the richest celebrities in India, but her journey toward financial success began with important lessons learned early in life. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Today, she is one of the wealthiest Indian celebrities; however, Sunny Leone learned at a very young age that money did not grow on trees. In a candid conversation with Pink Villa, the 'Jism 2' star said that she learned to hustle to earn money from a very young said that as a youngster, she became a door-to-door sales executive. 'Jab main chhoti thi, I would go door-to-door selling something.' She added, 'Jo bhi kar sakti thi paise kamane ke liye, main woh karti thi, at a very young age. Itna paisa nahi milta tha.' (I used to be a door-to-door sales professional when I was a kid and didn't get paid much.)As per reports, Leone worked various jobs before making her debut as an adult film star. She held positions at a German bakery, a lube store, and a tax and retirement the same interview, Sunny recalled that she met her now husband, Daniel Weber, at a time when she was undergoing a huge personal crisis. She admitted experiencing huge emotional turmoil on losing both of her parents and how Weber helped her cope.'She said, 'When I met Daniel, my mother was passing away. So I met him in January, and my mother passed away in March. Toh uss short time mein (so, in that short time), something unimaginable happened in my life, so he was there to just pick up those pieces. Shortly after, six months later my father found out he had cancer, and he was also there to pick up those pieces. And not only for myself but also my brother, because it was just my brother and I,' she concluded that meeting a special someone at a time when you are at your lowest emotionally is very special, as you need someone who will be there and assure you it's per an Economic Times article, Leone's net worth in 2024 was a spectacular Rs 98 crore. She charges Rs 2-3 crore per 2012, she entered the Hindi film industry with her first appearance in Jism 2, an erotic thriller directed by Pooja Bhatt. From that point onward, she began concentrating on building a career in commercial cinema. This transition was marked by a series of releases, starting with Jackpot in 2013, followed by the horror-themed Ragini MMS 2 in 2014, the musical mystery Ek Paheli Leela in 2015, and the romantic drama Tera Intezaar in 2017. She also expanded into regional cinema with her first Malayalam-language film, Madhura Raja, which was released in is now preparing for her debut in the Malayalam industry, popularly known as Mollywood, with the upcoming film Rangeela. In addition to that, she has also signed another Malayalam project titled Shero. Apart from her work in the South Indian film industry, she will also be seen in a Hindi-language movie named Helen.
Deccan Herald
19 minutes ago
- Deccan Herald
Triumph of humanity as donors make light of Rs 75 lakh target needed for bone marrow transplant procedure
Gafoor Madoor, a resident of Karpe village, says Fayaz is just not an angle only to Hiranyaksha but to many. In the past five years, Fayaz has motivated members in over 100 whatsapp groups to donate a total amount of Rs 25 cr, he said.
