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An old photo ID from a kung fu academy in Shamli, his father’s name on Aadhaar: What led police to Salim Wastik

The Indian Express·Alok Singh, Neetika Jha·about 1 month ago
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He was on the run for 26 years. He showed up on YouTube where he could be seen by literally the whole world. And he allegedly said things about Islam that were guaranteed to draw attention to him. He was hiding in plain sight, and he was getting away with it. What ended it all for Salim Wastik was an identity card. Of a private martial arts training school in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, that he had once attended. And the fact that while getting himself a new identity in government records, he neglected to change the name of his father, police officers said. Salim Khan alias Salim Ahmed alias Salim Wastik was arrested by Delhi Police over the weekend for a murder he had committed in 1995. Five years after that crime, he had jumped bail and vanished. He had since managed to convince the world that he was dead. And had given himself a new life as an outspoken “ex-Muslim” on the Internet.…

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