Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Dec 2: Police have arrested an accused who had been absconding for 12 years without attending court hearings in a case involving the forceful entry into a house and assaulting its occupants.
The arrested individual, Ansar, a resident of Madhwa in Kavalapadoor village, was accused of entering a house in Kavalakatte and assaulting its occupants in 2012 following an argument related to astrology. Despite a case being registered, he evaded court proceedings for over a decade.
Ansar was apprehended in Beltangady by a team from Bantwal rural police station, led by inspector Shivakumar and supported by PSIs Harish, M R Murthy, and Lolaksha, along with head constable Ganesh Prasad and constables Praveen, Shiddappa, Shivananda Maddi, and Nagaraj. The accused was subsequently produced before the Bantwal court.