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YouTuber Salim Wastik arrested after 20 years evading police for a 1995 kidnapping murder
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Published on 25 April 2026
He stayed famous while police claims he vanished
Delhi Police have arrested YouTuber and TV panelist Salim Wastik over a 1995 case involving the kidnapping and murder of a businessman’s son. Authorities say he evaded arrest for more than two decades while maintaining a public-facing identity online. The case has raised fresh questions about how a high-profile figure could remain out of reach for so long.
- Delhi Police arrested YouTuber and TV panelist Salim Wastik in a decades-old murder case
- Allegations link him to the kidnapping and killing of a businessman’s son in 1995
- Investigators say he evaded police for over 20 years despite a public profile
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