Man, part of a serial killing trio that taunted cops, jumps parole; hunt on
The convict, Sohrab, was granted a three-day parole to visit his wife in Lucknow.
He was supposed to return to prison two days ago, i.e., on Friday, a senior officer said. Instead, he went underground, sending the jail officials and cops into a tizzy.
The jail administration, along with the police officers in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, are currently searching for him, and raids are being conducted at more than a dozen places. According to officials, Sohrab's whereabouts are unknown, but a breakthrough is expected soon.
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Sources said that Sohrab did meet his wife after getting parole but then went incommunicado and didn't return to jail afterward. Currently, an alert has been issued in Delhi and UP.
Sohrab, cops said, is a notorious serial killer involved in several murder cases. Notably, while in jail, he orchestrated the murder of the grandson of former MP Shafiqur Rahman Burk in Lucknow's Adaitganj area. He also arranged the murder of a former councillor, Pappu Pandey, a BJP councillor in Lucknow's Aminabad area, through a contract killer, officials said.
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According to police, three brothers — Salim, Sohrab, and Rustam — went on a killing spree to exact revenge for the murder of their younger brother Shahzada in 2004 during the month of Ramzan. Exactly a year later, on Eid day, the trio took vengeance by killing three people within an hour in the Husainganj, Khadra and Mariyaon areas.
"The most shocking part was that before committing the crime, they themselves phoned the SSP office and issued a threat, warning them that they were going to take revenge, and challenging the police to stop them if they could," a senior cop recalled.
According to sources, their court appearances began to take place via video-conferencing a few years ago as there were inputs about their escape plans. The three brothers then started running their operations from jail and gave instructions to their associates outside through different means, including smuggled phones and mulaqat sessions.
"Their names have been linked to several high-profile cases, including the murders of social worker Saifi and BJP councillor Pappu Pandey, among others," said an investigator. The gang also allegedly carried out a daring daylight robbery at a prominent jewellery showroom in Delhi.
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