Report by:Mir Arif

Doda:Continuing its drive to arrest absconders /wanted criminals, Doda Police has arrested one absconder today on 15th of April who was wanted in murder case and was evading arrest for the last 16 years.

In a statement issued to Greater Now police said that one absconder namely Prem Lal S/o Roop Chand R/o Sanwara Tehsil Gandoh was wanted in criminal cases bearing FIR No. 42/2006, U/S 302, 109 RPC and FIR No. 18/2006 U/S 323, 325 RPC which were registered against him at Police Station Gandoh and challaned in the Court of Law but he was evading arrest for the last 16 years.

A special drive was launched by Police in which besides human surveillance, inputs were generated by using own sources regarding presence of the said absconder in the area and to track him.

Ultimately, after receiving specific information about his presence, a Police team headed by SHO PS Gandoh, Vikram Singh assisted by PSI Parvez Ahmed arrested him from Bantalab Jammu and after arrest produced him before the Hon’ble Court where from he was sent to District Jail Bhaderwah by the order of Hon’ble Court.