Murder Convict Caught After 36 Years: How Pradeep Saxena Changed Identity But Couldn't Escape Justice

Nov 28, 2025 07:31 pm CST

A remarkable case of justice delayed but not denied: Pradeep Saxena, convicted of murdering his brother in 1989, evaded authorities for 36 years by changing his name to Abdul Rahim and converting religions. Despite his elaborate efforts to create a new identity in Moradabad, police finally apprehended him when he returned to his hometown of Bareilly, demonstrating that legal records and persistence eventually caught up with the long-term fugitive.