更新日：2023年4月7日
On and around November 29, 1999, inside a building in Torigoe 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo, he murdered an Indian jewelry dealer (then aged 42) with a knife numerous times and set fire to the building. He then used the victim’s credit card to withdraw about 12 million yen and fled abroad.
If you see or have seen him, please contact the investigative task force at Kuramae Police Station.
Wanted Suspect
Taken around the year 1997 (around 21 years old)
Composite sketch of the suspect who is about 40 years old
Name
Diwakar Sethia
Occupation
At the time of murder and arson, he was employed by Suashish Diamonds Japan Ltd.
Sex
Male
Date of birth
November 30, 1976 (aged 22 at the time)
Bodily features
Height: 182 centimeters, Weight: over 100 kilograms, dark-skinned, and well-built
Nationality
India
Place of birth
Kolkata, India (formerly called Calcutta)
History of residence
Matunga, Mumbai in India(Information received in 1997)
Map of the crime scene
Wide area map of the crime scene and its vicinity
Detailed map of the crime scene (in 1999)
Please give us your information
He returned to India soon after the murder, but it is still possible that he has since reentered and may be in hiding somewhere in Japan.
- Have you seen a man who looks like him? Do you know a similar-looking man?
- Do you know his current whereabouts?
- Have you heard about his rumors?
Any help will be appreciated. Please give us your information.
Information & Inquiries
should be given to:
Kuramae Police Station, TMPD
Phone number: +81-3-3864-0110 (pilot number)
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情報発信元
警視庁 刑事部 捜査第一課
電話：03-3581-4321（警視庁代表）