(MOREPIC1)Face2News/New Delhi
In a significant achievement, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has successfully arrested a proclaimed offender wanted in a high-profile cheating case being investigated by the Special Cell. The arrested individual, Swadesh Ranjan Mishra @ Durgesh, was absconding after being wanted in a case of financial fraud registered under FIR No. 84/2023 at PS Special Cell, Delhi.
Under the leadership of Inspector Gurmeet Singh of ER-1 and the supervision of ACP Sh. Rohitash Singh, a dedicated team comprising SI Governor Singh, SI Sanjay, ASI Vinay Tyagi, HC Mehtab, Mohit, Deepak, and Shiv Ram was tasked with tracking and apprehending the suspect, who was evading arrest in connection with multiple fraud cases.
(SUBHEAD)Despite numerous raids across Delhi and surrounding areas, the suspect remained elusive. The team leveraged both manual intelligence and advanced technical surveillance. Finally, on 12.10.2024, based on a reliable tip-off, it was confirmed that the suspect was hiding in a posh locality in South Delhi.
Acting on this information, the team organized a well-coordinated raid near Savitri Nagar, close to the Andrews Ganj Metro Station parking, where the suspect was expected to arrive. The accused was apprehended before he could meet his associate, Sachin Mittal, at an office in Panchsheel Park, Delhi.
Mr.Vikram Singh. IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, said, during intense questioning, the accused Swadesh Ranjan Mishra @ Durgesh, aged 41 years, and a resident of District Gazipur, UP, revealed his involvement in the fraud case. Mishra had completed his MCA from Sikkim Manipal University and had worked at Naman Finlease, a finance company owned by Sachin Mittal, from 2018 to 2022. An FIR was registered in 2023 after a complaint by Sh. Sunil Kumar Gupta about a significant financial fraud. With his employer and other associates arrested, Mishra went into hiding to evade his arrest.
Mishra had been hiding in Delhi and Gurugram with the help of his former colleagues. On September 23/24, 2024, he returned to Delhi for work, which ultimately led to his arrest.
RECOVERY: Documents verifying the identity of the accused were recovered during the operation.
