Mangaluru: An accused in a murder case who had been absconding for nearly 26 years has been arrested by Subrahmanya police in Keralam. The incident occurred at Guttigaru, within the Subrahmanya police station limits, on Sept 10, 2000. Three Keralam natives, identified as Joy, Shelton and Tommy alias Thomas, were involved in a dispute over work. During the altercation, Joy was stabbed to death. A murder case was registered against Tommy alias Thomas under Sections 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Thomas, a resident of Thrissur, Keralam, had been absconding and evading court proceedings for nearly 26 years. Acting on a warrant, a police team comprising Subrahmanya police ASI Scaria, Sullia police station head constable Harish and Puttur traffic police station head constable Adran arrested him in Kerala on Nov 12. He was produced before a court, which remanded him in judicial custody until Nov 25.Police arrest robbery case accused absconding for a decadeAn accused who had been absconding for nearly 10 years without appearing before a court in connection with a robbery case was arrested by Uppinangady police on Friday.On July 26, 2006, four unidentified persons visited the house of Shivashankar Shastry, at Koukrady within the Uppinangady police station limits, on the pretext of seeking medical treatment. They tied up Shastri and his wife and decamped with gold jewellery, cash and other valuables worth a total of Rs 2,35,800.In connection with the incident, a case was registered at Uppinangady police station under Sections 395 and 397 of the IPC.Masood alias Masoora, a resident of Magundi in Chikkamagaluru district, was an accused in the case and had been evading court proceedings for nearly a decade. He was arrested by Uppinangady police personnel head constable Nanjundayya and police constable Mathew Varghese and produced before a court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
