Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Jun 25: Mangaluru North police have traced and arrested an accused who had been absconding for nearly 10 years in connection with a theft case and failing to appear before the court.

The accused has been identified as Prasad (33), son of Uday Poojary, a resident of Kuntalpady, Erlampady, Karkala taluk in Udupi district.

According to police, a case had been registered against Prasad at Mangaluru North police station under Crime No. 289/2016 under Section 379 of the IPC. The accused had failed to appear before the court and had been absconding for several years. Consequently, the court had converted the case into an LPC (Long Pending Case).

Police also gathered information that cases had been registered against the accused at Hiriyadka, Konaje, and Manipal police stations.

In connection with the Mangaluru North police station case, Prasad, who had been evading court proceedings for nearly a decade, was traced by the station officer and staff on June 24. He was produced before the court, which ordered that he be remanded to judicial custody.