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‘Nazi war criminal’ arrested in Goa

* Bach remained at large for 50 years
* Arrested by Indian and German intelligence agencies after he attempted to sell piano stolen from German museum

By Iftikhar Gilani

NEW DELHI: An alleged Nazi war criminal involved in the World War II genocide of Jews was arrested in Goa following his attempts to sell an 18th century antique piano stolen from a German museum.

Officials from a German intelligence agency and India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) arrested 88-year old Johann Bach from a forest near Goan border where he had sought refuge.

Bach has been shifted to an undisclosed location and will be soon taken to Mumbai to be extradited to Germany.

50 years: He remained at large for more than 50 years since the fall of the Nazi party.

The German intelligence agency alleged he was responsible for the genocide of more than 12,000 Jews.

Piano: The German intelligence agency had him under surveillance for the last six months after it received information that an old foreigner was trying to sell an antique piano in Goa. A similar piano was found missing from a German museum situated near a concentration camp of which Bach was in charge.

Bach was hiding in Goa for the last few months under a fake name. The preliminary interrogation has revealed that he has previously stayed in Argentina, Bulgaria, Yemen and Canada before coming to India, according to sources.

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