2017 Murder Suspect, Absconding for Nine Years, Arrested in Bengaluru

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2017 Murder Accused Absconding for 9 Years Arrested in Bengaluru

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News18•07-03-2026, 22:15

2017 Murder Accused Absconding for 9 Years Arrested in Bengaluru

•Sufiyan alias Kotreshi (31), accused in a 2017 murder case, arrested in Bengaluru by Mangaluru crime branch police.
•He was absconding for nearly nine years after allegedly abducting and murdering Sapnan in Surathkal.
•The victim's body was disposed of in a forest near Agumbe, Shivamogga district.
•Sufiyan lived under a changed identity as Mohammed Sufiyan Hussain in Bengaluru, obtaining fake documents.
•He has four criminal cases, including murder, extortion, and theft, and was previously jailed for a 2012 murder.

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