Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sep 9: Kavoor police have apprehended a 44-year-old woman who had been absconding for around five years without appearing before the court in connection with a housemaid theft case registered in 2019.
The accused has been identified as Latha Maria (44), wife of late Lasrado Maria, residing at Ananda Nagar, Akash Bhavan, Mangaluru.
The case was registered at Kavoor police station as Crime No 33/2019 under Section 381 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case is pending before the senior civil judge and chief judicial magistrate court, Mangaluru, under LPC No. 05/2024.
A warrant of arrest had been issued against Latha Maria after she failed to appear before the court and remained absconding for around five years, following which she was declared an LPC accused.
Acting on the warrant, the Kavoor police officer and staff apprehended her at Jyothi Nagar.