Gulshan Kumar killer gives a slip

Abdul Rauf Merchant, who was convicted for killing audio king Gulshan Kumar in 1997 and released on furlough for 14 days, is absconding. Merchant, a resident of Mumbra, was released on furlough for 14 days by the Bombay High Court last month on the condition that he would report to police station daily.

Merchant followed the rules and reported for a week but after that he stopped coming to Mumbra police station. According to Joint Commissioner of Police(Crime) Rakesh Maria, “We have got certain clues about his whereabouts which should help us track him down but at this stage we cannot disclose anything”. Merchant had filed a petition from jail asking for his release on furlough which is a leave granted to a convict every two years for a fortnight to visit his family and return to jail after the expiry of the period.

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