Noida murder accused on run for 18 years arrested from Patna

NOIDA: A man who had been wanted for the killing of an ATM security guard in UP’s Noida nearly 20 years ago was arrested in Bihar capital Patna, according to Noida Police.
Mukesh Singh, a native of Bihar's Nalanda district, worked as a private security guard in Noida at the time of the incident in 2004, additional deputy commissioner of Police (Noida) Ashutosh Dwivedi said.
"On the intervening night of March 28 and 29 in 2004, Singh had tried to cut open an ATM machine of Indian Overseas Bank located in Sector 1. The security guard of the ATM kiosk had tried to stop him but Singh killed the guard and went underground thereafter," PTI quoted Dwivedi as saying.
A charge sheet was filed against him in a court in 2004, the officer said, adding that a reward of Rs 25,000 was subsequently announced for information leading to his arrest.
"The police recently received a tip-off that Singh was traced to Patna. A team from Noida's Sector 20 police station was sent there and the accused was brought back here. Jalvayu Vihar police post in-charge Mukul played a key role in tracing Singh," Dwivedi said.
The accused would be produced before a local court this afternoon and remanded in judicial custody, the additional DCP said.
The reward of Rs 25,000 will be given to the police team, he said.