Srinagar, Oct 28 (GNS): Police in Bandipora arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years.
Police in a handout to GNS said the accused has been identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, resident of Abhama, Pulwama. He was arrested by a police team of Police Station Sumbal.
The accused was wanted in connection with FIR No. 84/2010 under sections 420, 468, 471, 109 RPC of Police Station Sumbal and had been absconding since 2010.
The arrest reflects sustained efforts of J&K Police to trace absconders and ensure that individuals evading the legal process are brought to justice, police added.(GNS)
