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'''Iqlaque Fakir Mohammed Shaikh''' from New Mangalwar Peth, [[Pune]], [[India]] was sentenced to life imprisonment for committing the murder of [[Gudrun Corvinus]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-mumbai-edition/20151125/282282434209935|title=HC upholds life term for Pune man in German murder case |via=PressReader|date=25 November 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref> Corvinus was a German archaeologist of the Nepal Research Center in [[Kathmandu]]. She was a member of the [[Afar Region|Afar]] expedition in [[Ethiopia]] which discovered the famous skeleton [[Lucy (hominid)|Lucy]]. While working in the [[Namib desert]], she discovered animal fossils from the [[Miocene period]]. Corvinus moved to [[Nepal]] in 1984 and explored the region, specifically the [[Dang Deokhuri District]], Dun valley, and [[Siwalik Hills]].{{fact|date=April 2023}}<br />
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Details about the death say that he stabbed Corvinus and beheaded her. After finding her severed head, [[Huangpu Park|Bund Garden]] police on 7 January 2006 found Iqlaque Fakir Mohammed Shaikh and arrested him within 7 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Realtor-gets-life-term-for-murder-of-German-archaeologist/articleshow/3985854.cms|title=Realtor gets life term for murder of German archaeologist {{!}} Pune News - Times of India|date=16 January 2009|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><br />
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He was given 14-day parole to look after his sick wife, but on the last day of parole was suspected to have run off with his wife and mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/murderer-of-german-archaeologist-escapes-with-family/|title=Murderer of German archaeologist escapes with family|date=2009-08-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref><br />
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Despite numerous sightings, he is still at large and has not been taken into custody.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lifeterm-convict-jumped-parole-in-june-not-found-yet/565124/|title=Life-term convict jumped parole in June, not found yet - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of fugitives from justice who disappeared]]<br />
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*{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Realtor-gets-life-term-for-murder-of-German-archaeologist/articleshow/3985854.cms |title=Realtor gets life term for murder of German archaeologist - The Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 January 2009 |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2015-04-29}}<br />
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