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Delhi Police Arrest Absconding YouTuber Ending 31 Year Kidnapping Murder Evasion
India
Published on 25 April 2026
He stayed hidden for 31 years as trial chased him
Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Salim Ahmed, alias Salim Vastavik, a YouTuber and martial arts instructor who had evaded authorities for 31 years in a 1995 kidnapping and murder case. The 13-year-old victim was killed after the abduction, and Vastavik’s arrest ends years of disappearance and brings the long pending life sentence closer to execution.
- Delhi Crime Branch arrests Salim Ahmed alias Salim Vastavik
- Accused had been absconding for 31 years in a 1995 case
- The case involves kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old boy
- Arrest ends a decades-long evasion tied to a life sentence
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