Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 24: Police in Handwara today arrested 2 absconders who had been evading arrest for the last 25 years.
Authorities said that warrants under section 512 CrPC, issued by the court of CJM Handwara, were pending with the Police Station Handwara against the accused persons.
Those arrested have been identified as Jahangir Ahmad Shah, son of Sonaullah Shah, a resident of Hamlapati Rajpora, involved in case FIR no. 197/1999 Under Sections 354, 452, 456 RPC of PS Handwara, and Mohd Kamal Mir, son of Habibullah Mir, a resident of Nichama Zachaldara, involved in case FIR No. 67/1996 Under Section 04 of the Explosive Substances Act of PS Handwara.
“The arrests were made by a Police team led by IC PP Zachaldara under the supervision of SDPO Handwara. Subsequently, the arrested accused persons were produced before the Court of Law,” police said.