Mumbai Police arrest two accused wanted for 29 and 30 years in separate cases

Mumbai Police have arrested two accused who had been evading legal action for nearly three decades in separate cases registered at Samta Nagar and Dindoshi police stationsThe two accused had remained wanted for about 29 and 30 years respectively Police said the arrests followed a combination of local inquiries verification of old records information from sources and analysis of available technical informationThe operations were carried out by teams from Samta Nagar and Dindoshi police stations under North Zone3 of the Mumbai PoliceSamta Nagar police arrest accused wanted for 29 yearsSamta Nagar Police arrested 53yearold Suken Sivasagar Vishwakarma in connection with a case registered at the police station in 1997 The case registered as Crime No 3471997 involves charges under Sections 363 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal CodePolice said Vishwakarma had remained absconding for about 29 years and had subsequently been declared an absconder by the courtThe investigation team began by examining the accuseds old addresses and gathering information about his possible places of residence and contacts Police also made local inquiries and verified information obtained through sourcesThe team continued to examine available technical information in an effort to establish the accuseds current location During the investigation police received information that Vishwakarma was staying in the Jiwala Pada area of Thakur Village in Kandivali EastBased on the information the police team conducted an operation in the area and arrested Vishwakarma on September 3 2026 nearly three decades after the case was registeredPolice identified the arrested accused as Suken Sivasagar Vishwakarma 53 a resident of Jiwala Pada Thakur Village Kandivali East MumbaiPolice personnel Ankush Gaikwad Bhimesh Kotla Patil Lokhande and Reddy from Samta Nagar Police Station were involved in the operationDindoshi police trace accused after nearly 30 yearsIn a separate operation Dindoshi Police arrested 48yearold Mohammad Mustafa Syed who had been wanted for nearly 30 years in connection with a 1995 caseThe case registered as Crime No 1461995 at Dindoshi Police Station was filed under Section 3761 of the Indian Penal Code Police said Syed was a child in conflict with the law at the time of the alleged offence A search warrant had subsequently been issued against him by the Juvenile Court at Dongri in MumbaiDindoshi Police conducted a search operation over four consecutive days in Behrampada Bandra East where the accused was believed to have been residingPolice said identifying the accused proved difficult because of the areas densely populated nature Investigators therefore relied on extensive local inquiries speaking to longtime residents neighbours shopkeepers factory owners and other people familiar with the areaThe team also verified information against available records voter lists and other local sources to narrow down possible locations and establish the accuseds identityAfter several days of investigation police confirmed Syeds identity and took him into custody He was subsequently produced before the Juvenile Court at Dongri MumbaiThe arrested accused was identified as Mohammad Mustafa Syed 48 a resident of D170 Lakdawala Street Behrampada Bandra East MumbaiPolice personnel Ghuge Patil and Sonawane from Dindoshi Police Station were involved in the operationInvestigations relied on local inquiries and available recordsThe two arrests underline the challenges involved in tracing accused who remain unaccounted for over extended periods particularly when their addresses and circumstances may have changed significantlyAccording to police investigators in both cases went back to information available from the time the cases were registered and worked to establish possible current locations through local inquiries and record verification Technical information was also examined where availableThe arrests bring to an end lengthy searches for the two accused in cases that had remained pending for several decades