Absconder in Cheating, Forgery Case Arrested After 16 Years in Bandipora

BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora have arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years in connection with a cheating and forgery case registered at Sumbal police station in 2010, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, a resident of Abhama in Pulwama district, was arrested by a police team from Police Station Sumbal, police said.
He was wanted in connection with FIR No. 84/2010 registered under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) at Police Station Sumbal and had been absconding since 2010.
Police said the arrest reflects their sustained efforts to trace absconders and ensure that those evading the legal process are brought to justice. — (KIMS)
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