Satish Himmatlal Ruparelia, a life convict who escaped parole twice and changed his identity, was arrested in Ahmedabad after living undetected for over a decade. He was convicted for the 1994 murder of textile merchant Arvind Shah and had been operating a finance business under the name Sanjay Thakkar.

• 01Satish Himmatlal Ruparelia was convicted in 2000 for the murder and robbery of Arvind Shah, receiving a death sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.
• 02Ruparelia escaped parole in 2004 and again in 2014, changing his name to Sanjay Thakkar in 2017.
• 03He lived in the New Ranip area with his second wife and children, who were unaware of his criminal past.
• 04Ruparelia had started a finance business in Ahmedabad while maintaining a separate residence from his family.
• 05He was arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch using intelligence and surveillance techniques.

The arrest of Ruparelia highlights issues related to parole management and the ability of convicts to evade law enforcement.