Ahmedabad police nab Rauf Valiullah murder convict on the run for 7yrs in Udaipur

Ahmedabad crime branch apprehended Mohammad Taslim, a life convict in the 1992 Radhika Gymkhana murder and the assassination of former Rajya Sabha member Rauf Valiullah, after he evaded capture for seven years. Police stated Taslim, also linked to the Abdul Latif gang, jumped parole in 2019 and fled to Rajasthan.

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After skipping parole, he fled to Rajasthan, where he settled in Udaipur and worked as a small-time land and property broker. He got married and has two children born during the COVID period. He concealed his past by telling people, including some family members, that he had served his sentence and was a free man.

He successfully evaded law enforcement by continuously altering his identity, location, and communication methods. Taslim settled in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where he worked as a land and property broker, married, and had two children. He reportedly told some family members that he had completed his sentence.

Crime branch officials became suspicious after receiving information about a man claiming release from the Radhika Gymkhana case, as no accused in that case had been acquitted or finished their sentence. A team tracked Taslim to Rajasthan, leading to his arrest. Legal proceedings are underway to transfer him back to Sabarmati Central Jail.

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After skipping parole, he fled to Rajasthan, where he settled in Udaipur and worked as a small-time land and property broker. He got married and has two children born during the COVID period. He concealed his past by telling people, including some family members, that he had served his sentence and was a free man.

Taslim was known as a ruthless sharpshooter for Abdul Latif, a prominent gangster in Ahmedabad during the 1990s. He was involved in the 1992 Radhika Gymkhana incident where an armed group opened fire, killing nine people. The incident marked the first use of automatic weapons like AK-47 rifles in a gang war in Gujarat. Taslim also participated in the daylight assassination of Congress leader Rauf Valiullah later that year, which police linked to Valiullah's efforts to expose the gang's involvement in the Gymkhana case.

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After skipping parole, he fled to Rajasthan, where he settled in Udaipur and worked as a small-time land and property broker. He got married and has two children born during the COVID period. He concealed his past by telling people, including some family members, that he had served his sentence and was a free man.