Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 15: A man accused in a rape case registered in 1987 was arrested in Budgam district on Wednesday, nearly 39 years after he had been on the run, police said.
The accused, identified as Bashir Ahmad Ganaie, a resident of Drer Kalipora in Shopian district and presently living in Kulgam, was wanted in a case of abduction and rape, a police spokesman said.
“In a significant breakthrough, police apprehended a long-time absconder who had been evading arrest for nearly four decades,” he said.
The police stated that the accused was nabbed in a well-coordinated operation.
