Ghaziabad: A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife nine years ago, said Indirapuram police on Monday.
Monoranjan aka Manoj Tripathi has shot his wife died in September 2012, they said.
He has lived in Odisha as a priest.
Before the crime, Manoj from Jagatsinghpur Odisha, was once a photographer in Indirapuram.
SP City-2 (THA) Gyanendra Singh said in 2007 Manoj had a love marriage with Geeta and they moved to Ghaziabad from Odisha.
In 2010, Geeta began to live separately because of some differences between them.
He worked as a waiter.
An officer said the defendant suspected him in a prohibited relationship.
Furthermore, on September 29, 2012 at 9:30 a.m., he shot him in public and escaped from the scene.
The police have announced a gift of Rs 25,000 in his arrest.
In 2013, the police filed a chargesheet in court but failed to arrest him.
Next, NBW was forced to him.
Kurki was also carried out by the police in Odisha.
The circle officer Abhay Kumar Mishra said the police increased prize money to Rs 50,000 a few days ago.
The police received information that the defendant lived as a priest at his home in Odisha.
“Immediately, a team was sent to Odisha but his parents tried to confuse the police.
Then, he was nabbed when he was on his way to a temple,” he said.
Previously, the police had visited Manoj’s parents but “they refused to tell us about him”, said the officer.
During interrogation, Manoj told the police that after committing a crime, he had taken the train from Delhi to Mumbai.
Then, he went to Odisha.
The defendant was ordered based on part 302 (punishment for murder) IPC.
He has been sent to detention.