Dehradun police arrested Rajendra alias Raju Boxer from Parwal Crossing, Patelnagar for allegedly stabbed two constables —Angeshwar and Anuj Kumar — at Neishvilla Road on September 30, 2013. Since then Raju was absconding and police had declared bounty of Rs5, 000 on him, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela on Saturday.
Rautela said that police got a tip-off about Raju Boxer was roaming around Patelnagar area on Friday. Following this, police team comprised of Special Operation Group and Kotwali police were formed and they started Operation Boxer. Finally they succeeded in apprehending Boxer from from Parwal Crossing, Patelnagar on Friday. Raju Boxer has a criminal history. Several cases were already registered against him in police stations of Kotwali, Sahaspur, Rajpur and Cantt in Dehradun.
The police officer said that constables Angeshwar and Anuj of Dhara Chowki had gone to Neshvilla Road on September 30 responding to a complaint about a brawl between two groups. After reaching there, they stopped a person and enquired about his identity. Instead of giving details about himself, Raju allegedly stabbed both of them. The accused, Raju Boxer, a resident of Chakkhu Wala, was absconding since then. The constables were rushed to the Doon Hospital from where they were referred to the CMI Hospital.
Taking cognisance on it, a case under sections 307/332/353 of IPC was registered in the Kotwali police station on September 30, 2013. He was finally arrested on April 18, 2014.
Following the disclosure, which was revealed during interrogation, police recovered a knife which was allegedly used by Boxer while stabbing the constables. During interrogation, he disclosed that after committing crime, he had hid out in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu Kashmir and Nepal. State Director General of Police BS Sidhu announced reward of Rs20, 000 to the team members for his arrest.