Mumbai cops trace and arrest theft case accused after 19 years

Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) A 42-year-old absconding accused wanted in a theft case who evaded police for nearly two decades was arrested by police in Mumbai’s Khar area, an official said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Hanif Murad Fakir, a resident of Mori Road in Mahim (West), was booked on charges of theft under the IPC in 2007.

He failed to appear in court for trial and was declared a proclaimed offender, and a proclamation was issued against him on June 30, 2023.

The breakthrough came when the Special Surveillance and Externment Squad of the Khar Police received a specific tip-off from an informant, an official said.

The input indicated that Fakir was scheduled to visit the Mahim Dargah area on Sunday afternoon. He was apprehended on the spot.

Further legal proceedings are underway. PTI DC NSK