Police arrest two absconders in Dakshina Kannada for evading court proceedings

One was arrested by the Bantwal Town Police and another by the Venoor Police.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada (DK) police have arrested two persons who had been absconding and failed to appear before the court proceedings in two separate cases.

The Bantwal Town Police have arrested an absconding man who had repeatedly failed to appear before the court in connection with multiple cases.

The arrested man, identified as 38-year-old Mohammed Ashraf, a resident of Veera Kamba in Bantwal, had been evading court proceedings in two cases registered at Bantwal Town Police Station . He had failed to appear before the ACJ & JMFC Court in Bantwal despite several summons.

Police officials stated that more than 10 warrants had been issued against him for non-appearance in court.

Acting on the pending warrants, ASI Suju of Bantwal Town Police Station apprehended the accused and produced him before the court.

In a separate case, police have arrested another absconding man who had been evading court proceedings for nearly five years in connection with a pending case.

The suspect identified as Manikanta (35), a resident of Kaup in Udupi district, was wanted in a case registered at the Belthangady Court. He had had been absconding despite a warrant issued against him.

Acting on the warrant, the Venoor Police traced and arrested him in Udupi. He was subsequently produced before the Bantwal court judge.