Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police have arrested a man who had been absconding for over 12 years in connection with a 2004 riot case registered at the Mangaluru North Police Station.
The accused, identified as Altaf (47), son of Ismail alias Mohammad, and a resident of Kasaba Bengre, Mangaluru taluk, was wanted in Crime No. 412/2004 under Sections 143, 147, 148, 323, 427, 506, and 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
Case background
The case was pending before the Second Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court, Mangaluru (C.C. No. 12/2007). Police sources stated that Altaf had failed to appear before the court during trial proceedings and had been on the run since, resulting in the court classifying the case as a “Long Pending Case (LPC)”.
Arrest and police action
Acting on a credible tip-off, a police team led by ASI Babu, along with constables Guru B.T. (PC 3264) and Sunil Kumar N. (PC 311), tracked down Altaf in the port area of the city on October 5.
The accused was subsequently produced before the Mangaluru court, which remanded him to judicial custody. Authorities confirmed that the arrest marks a significant step in addressing long-pending cases in the district.