Bandipora, October 28: Bandipora Police have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for 16 years in connection with a case registered in 2010.
The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, a resident of Abhama, Pulwama, was arrested by a police team from Police Station Sumbal.
According to police, he was wanted in connection with Case FIR No. 84/2010 under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 109 RPC of Police Station Sumbal and had been absconding since 2010.
Police said the arrest reflects continued efforts to trace absconders and ensure that those evading the legal process are brought before the law.
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