New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Delhi Police has apprehended a 35-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur who had faked his death to escape trial in multiple cases of burglary and possession of illegal firearms, an official said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Virender Vimal, a resident of Mungeshpur village in Delhi, had declared himself dead using forged documents in 2021 to avoid non-bailable warrants issued by court, he said.

Vimal was a habitual offender wanted in several cases of house-breaking, theft and illegal possession of arms registered at Bawana police station. Show Full Article

“He allegedly managed to obtain a forged Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) death certificate showing his death on August 24, 2021, following which court proceedings in his cases were abat

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