In a major breakthrough the Special Task Force (STF) of the Haryana Police has arrested Rakesh alias Kala Khairmpuria, a wanted criminal known for his extensive involvement in serious crimes across Haryana and Rajasthan.
STF chief Simardeep Singh said the accused operated under the alias Kala Khairmpuria and had been evading law enforcement agencies since he jumped parole in 2020. Throughout this period, he continued to orchestrate criminal activities initially from within India and after fleeing abroad from countries such as UAE, Armenia and Thailand.
Rakesh entered the crime world in 2014 and was involved in several serious offences like dacoity, robbery, murder, and illegal possession of firearms. “Rakesh was first convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder that he committed in 2015 in Bhadra, District Hanumangarh in Rajasthan. He was sentenced in 2018 and after serving the sentence till 2020, he was released on parole and he never returned,” Singh said.
During this period, he evaded arrest and further expanded his criminal operations in Haryana and Rajasthan.
He committed another murder in Village Darauli in Fatehabad district of Haryana in 2021. Kala could not be arrested and was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in 2023. The Haryana police also announced Rs 1 lakh on his arrest.