In all, he claims to have nabbed around 1,500 proclaimed offenders since 2008, the year he became part of a team assigned to catch fugitive criminals. The squad was led by now-retired inspector Joginder Singh, who caught more than 3,500 proclaimed offenders in 39 years. Pahal accompanied them in several operations to catch proclaimed offenders. The man died and a court declared Virender a proclaimed offender. “I went into depression but an inspector told me I could still fulfill my dreams by catching proclaimed offenders.

Source: Hindustan Times April 23, 2018 02:37 UTC