Karnataka: Absconding accused in ganja case arrested in Uttar Pradesh after 10 years

According to police, the arrested is Naseem, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was wanted in a case registered at Sullia Police Station under Sections 8(c) and 20(b) of the NDPS Act.

Mangaluru: The Sullia Police have arrested a man who had been absconding for nearly a decade in connection with a ganja peddling case.

According to the police, the arrested is Naseem, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was wanted in a case registered at Sullia Police Station under Sections 8(c) and 20(b) of the NDPS Act. He had also been listed as a long-pending accused for failing to appear before the court for trial for around 10 years.

A police team comprising Head Constables Ramesh L, Raju Naik D, and Police Constable Vikhyat J Gowda traced and apprehended the accused from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. He was subsequently produced before the Sullia court.

Police said further legal proceedings in the case are underway.