Doctor’s murder mastermind arrested after months on the run | News from Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi Policehis criminal branch was arrested Vishnuswaroop Shahithe alleged mastermind behind the killing of an elderly doctor in southeast Delhi’s Jangpura Extension in May. Shahi, who had a reward of Rs 50,000 on him, was arrested near the Indo-Nepal border on Saturday.
According to DCP (Crime) Sanjay Sain, Shahi and his associates killed Dr Yogesh Chander Paul, a 63-year-old general practitioner, during a robbery at his residence on May 10. “The accused robbed the house and committed the brutal murder. The doctor’s body was found in the kitchen. Three accused, including the housekeeper and two others, Akash Kumar and Himanshu Joshi, were arrested, but Shahi and his four associates remained at large,” the DCP said.
A team, consisting of Inspector Mahipal and others, was constituted to nab Shahi. After a 15-day analysis of his mobile records, the team found that Shahi had changed eight mobile sets and nearly 20 SIMs. The team traveled 1,600 km in 24 hours, from Himachal Pradesh to Dehradun, and finally arrested Shahi at Banbasa.
During interrogation, Shahi revealed that the domestic help, also from Nepal, had provided information about the doctor’s wealth. Shahi and his accomplice Bhim Jora planned the robbery and implicated Jora’s wife to avoid suspicion. They entered the house, committed the crime and fled to Nepal with looted jewelery and money. Shahi received 40,000 and 13 grams of gold from the loot.
The investigation revealed a complex web of criminal activity spanning multiple states and international borders. Shahi, a resident of Nepal, came to India in 2002 and worked as a laborer in Himachal Pradesh. He was arrested twice in NDPS Act cases in 2018 and 2020 but jumped bail and was declared an offender. Shahi used several aliases and fake IDs to avoid capture. He frequently changed his location between India and Nepal.
Police recovered four mobile phones and fake IDs from Shahi. The police found documents bearing the names of Shakti Sai, Satya Sai, Surya Prakash Shahi, Gagan Oli and Krishna Shahi on the accused. He was wearing the fictitious identity of ‘Gagan Oli’ when he was arrested. A further investigation is underway, a police officer said.
The investigation revealed that the crime was meticulously planned, with privileged information provided by the doctor’s housekeeper. The doctor’s residence was specifically targeted due to information about valuables kept there. The gang’s modus operandi included the use of female accomplices to avoid raising suspicion in the neighborhood.
After his arrest, extensive interrogation sessions revealed Shahi’s involvement in various other criminal activities in northern India.