Theft of wheat worth Rs 100 and 45 years of absconding! ‘Salim’ went behind the bars in his old age, this is how the decades old secret got revealed:

Khargon. The saying that the law has a long arm has proved true in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. Here the police has arrested a person who was absconding for the last 45 years in the case of theft of wheat worth only Rs 100. The accused, who committed the crime as a youth in 1980, is now 65 years old. He thought that with time the police would have forgotten that petty theft, but a special operation put him behind the bars again.

That night of 1980 and wheat worth Rs 100

This matter is more than four decades old. In the year 1980, a group of seven youths entered a field in the dark of night in Balasmund Kakad area of ​​Balakwara police station area. Salim (father Majeed) was also included in this group. These people had stolen a few kilos of wheat from the field, the price of which at that time was only Rs 100. At that time, the price of one quintal of wheat used to be around Rs 115. The police registered a case, but Salim left his village overnight to avoid arrest and disappeared.

Changed identity in Dhar, became a shopkeeper

After committing the crime, Salim went to the neighboring district with his family. edge Settled in the Bagh area. Here he created his new identity and started living a normal life by opening a small shop. Decades passed, Salim grew from young to old and he was completely sure that the shadow of that old night had now gone from his life. His name was recorded as a ‘fugitive’ in the yellowing pages of police records, but no one knew his whereabouts.

Police special operation and a traitor partner

Madhya Pradesh Police recently conducted a special drive from January 1 to 31 to clear pending warrants and old cases. of Mandaleshwar SDOP Shweta Shukla Said that when the investigators searched the old records, Salim’s case came to light. Meanwhile, the police got secret information about Salim’s whereabouts from an old associate of his. Based on this tip, Khaltaka outpost police raided and arrested him on Saturday.

Reason for ‘serious’ action on small amount

According to SDOP Shukla, even though the amount of theft was minor, the involvement of seven people together and remaining hidden from the eyes of the law for decades makes this case important. The police administration is now emphasizing on closing old pending cases and catching absconding criminals. Salim was booked under relevant sections of theft (IPC 379, now part of BNS) and produced in the court.