<p>About two months back, during a routine review of pending cases, C K Baba, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), came across an old case that intrigued him.</p>.<p>A 45-year-old man named Suhail had jumped parole in 2007 and had vanished without a trace.</p>.<p>Suhail once lived in Mangammanapalya, Southeast Bengaluru, and was listed as accused number 1 among the five people arrested for the murder of a truck driver, Sebastian, near Kudlu in 2000. </p>.<p>Madiwala police charged Suhail and his associates Shankar, Saleem, Chand Pasha alias Chand Khan and Venugopal R. </p>.<p>In 2004, a fast-track court found Suhail, Shankar and Saleem guilty of dacoity and murder but acquitted Khan and Venugopal. </p>.<p>In 2007, Suhail got parole from March 28 to April 28 but never returned. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/ex-serviceman-arrested-in-bengaluru-for-raping-maid-1173343.html" target="_blank">Ex-serviceman arrested in Bengaluru for raping maid</a></strong></p>.<p>Shankar, another convict in the case, got parole for the third time in 2015; he too did not return to the jail. Police investigations showed he died of a kidney disease in DJ Halli a few months after jumping parole. </p>.<p>That was how it was for a while, until DCP Baba's eyes fell on Suhail's file.</p>.<p>Taken aback at Suhail's vanishing act, the DCP formed a special team under inspector S Paul Priyakumar to trace him.</p>.<p>Priyakumar immediately set to work. He began collecting the details of Shankar’s death and questioned the person who had filed a complaint about his death.</p>.<p>During his investigation, he came across a curious bit of information: Shankar frequently visited Sagar Enterprises in Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada.</p>.<p>The team dug more and learnt it was an ayurvedic medicine centre started by a person named Mohammed Ayaz. </p>.<p>A week back, Priyakumar and his team camped in Belthangady and learnt that Ayaz had been a resident of the town for the last 15 years. He was also married and had two children. </p>.<p>Police found out that Ayaz was in fact Suhail.</p>.<p>They nabbed him on Monday, ending his 15-year run from authorities, and brought him to Bengaluru. A court remanded him in judicial custody. </p>.<p>Suhail told police that he learnt ayurveda and obtained a licence to practise it as he wanted to start life afresh. </p>
<p>About two months back, during a routine review of pending cases, C K Baba, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast), came across an old case that intrigued him.</p>.<p>A 45-year-old man named Suhail had jumped parole in 2007 and had vanished without a trace.</p>.<p>Suhail once lived in Mangammanapalya, Southeast Bengaluru, and was listed as accused number 1 among the five people arrested for the murder of a truck driver, Sebastian, near Kudlu in 2000. </p>.<p>Madiwala police charged Suhail and his associates Shankar, Saleem, Chand Pasha alias Chand Khan and Venugopal R. </p>.<p>In 2004, a fast-track court found Suhail, Shankar and Saleem guilty of dacoity and murder but acquitted Khan and Venugopal. </p>.<p>In 2007, Suhail got parole from March 28 to April 28 but never returned. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/ex-serviceman-arrested-in-bengaluru-for-raping-maid-1173343.html" target="_blank">Ex-serviceman arrested in Bengaluru for raping maid</a></strong></p>.<p>Shankar, another convict in the case, got parole for the third time in 2015; he too did not return to the jail. Police investigations showed he died of a kidney disease in DJ Halli a few months after jumping parole. </p>.<p>That was how it was for a while, until DCP Baba's eyes fell on Suhail's file.</p>.<p>Taken aback at Suhail's vanishing act, the DCP formed a special team under inspector S Paul Priyakumar to trace him.</p>.<p>Priyakumar immediately set to work. He began collecting the details of Shankar’s death and questioned the person who had filed a complaint about his death.</p>.<p>During his investigation, he came across a curious bit of information: Shankar frequently visited Sagar Enterprises in Belthangady, Dakshina Kannada.</p>.<p>The team dug more and learnt it was an ayurvedic medicine centre started by a person named Mohammed Ayaz. </p>.<p>A week back, Priyakumar and his team camped in Belthangady and learnt that Ayaz had been a resident of the town for the last 15 years. He was also married and had two children. </p>.<p>Police found out that Ayaz was in fact Suhail.</p>.<p>They nabbed him on Monday, ending his 15-year run from authorities, and brought him to Bengaluru. A court remanded him in judicial custody. </p>.<p>Suhail told police that he learnt ayurveda and obtained a licence to practise it as he wanted to start life afresh. </p>