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Absconder wanted in 2010 cheating, forgery case arrested in Bandipora

Srinagar, Oct 30 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that it arrested an absconder in Bandipora district who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years in connection with a cheating and forgery case.
The accused has been identified as Abdul Majeed Dar alias Kawa a resident of Mujgund, Srinagar. He was arrested by a police team from Police Station Sumbal, officials said.
According to police, the accused was wanted in connection with FIR No. 84/2010 registered at Police Station Sumbal in 2010 under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC)
The charges include cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property (Section 420), forgery for the purpose of cheating (Section 468), using as genuine a forged document or electronic record (Section 471), and abetment of an offence (Section 109).
Police said Dar had been absconding since the registration of the case in 2010 and was evading the legal process for nearly 16 years before being traced and arrested.
The arrest, police said, reflects their sustained efforts to trace absconders and ensure that those evading the judicial process are brought to justice.
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