Srinagar: A man ran out of his luck as police finally arrested him after thirty five years in Reasi district of Jammu division on Monday.
Police said that a team of Police Station Arnas arrested absconder Mohd Shafi son of Lala Bakerwal resident Matlote, a wanted criminal accused under section 406, 34 & 224 RPC, after a hunt lasting 35 years.
“On Nov. 6th, 1986 Police Station Mahore received a written application from Shivsaran son of Ganga Ram in which complainant claimed that his sheep which were entrusted to Mohd Shafi for grazing and taking care had been sold by him and others, thus causing criminal breach of trust. Once the matter came to police & investigation started after lodging Case FIR number 128/1986 Dated 06/11/1986 U/S 406, 34 RPC of Police Station Mahore, the accused went underground & evaded arrest after commission of offence,” statement reads.
After hectic efforts, he was arrested but on 08/01/1987 accused Mohd Shafi escaped from police custody.
Therefore, another FIR no. 6/1987 U/S 224 RPC was lodged against him but the accused couldn’t be apprehended as he kept on changing his locations in grazing pastures in dhoks in militancy infested area’s of Kashmir, reads the statement further.
Meanwhile investigating officer of the case proved offence against the accused and challaned both cases in the court of law, Mahore on 30/06/1987. Later Mahore court issued two warrants against accused on 17/07/1987 and 29/09/1987 in case FIR no 06/1987 U/S 224 and FIR no. 128/1987 U/S 406, 34 RPC respectively under section 512 CrPC, as per the statement.
Accused kept on evading arrest for the past 35 years by frequently changing his locations in remote areas.
The spokesman while elaborating said that team of Police Station Arnas put relentless efforts with a meticulous planning and effective coordination developed a specific input, which led to his arrest from dhoks in Banihal falling under district Ramban and produced him in the court of law. The court released accused on interm bail for four days on production of personal surety bond of ₹ 50,000.
Senior Superintendent of Police Reasi Shailender Singh has geared up his police team to put the criminals & absconders behind the bars so that peace loving citizens sleep peacefully.
Refering to absconders arrest, the statement said that it is the arrest of eleventh absconder during past six weeks.
