JAMMU: Police have arrested five absconders in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district who had been evading arrest for years in connection with multiple criminal cases, officials said.
The accused was identified as Basharat Hussain. Mohd Iqbal, Ghulam Ahmed, Mohd Sharief, and Mohd Akram, all residents of Surankote.
Basharat Hussain was wanted in connection with a case registered in 2018 for their involvement in violent, unlawful assembly, rioting and assault and had been declared an absconder on December 3, 2024, they said.
Mohd Iqbal, Ghulam Ahmed and Mohd Sharief were involved in a case of house-trespass, rioting, assault and voluntary hurt registered against them in 2018, they said.
The trio were declared absconders on December 29, 2018.
Mohd Akram, who was booked in a case of wrongful restraint, assault and causing hurt in a case registered in 2012, had been declared an absconder on March 30, 2017.
All five were apprehended in an operation conducted under the supervision of the Surankote SHO. The teams tracked down and arrested the accused after acting on specific inputs about them, officials said.
All five accused have been produced before the competent court for further legal proceedings, they said.
Police said the operation reflects its commitment to enforcing the law and taking strict action against absconders and those involved in criminal activities. (PTI)
