SRINAGAR: Police have arrested an absconder in Anantnag who had been evading arrest since 2009 in connection with a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Rajasthan.
Police said a team from Police Station Mattan, in coordination with Rajasthan Police, apprehended Shabir Ahmad Khan, son of Mohd Shahbaz Khan, a resident of Nai Basti, Khanabal, near Showkat Gas Agency, who is presently residing in Gopalpora Mattan.
Khan was wanted in connection with FIR No. 09/2009 registered at GRP Abu Road in Sirohi district of Rajasthan under the NDPS Act. According to police, he was accused of dealing in 4.5 kg of charas that was allegedly to be delivered in Ahmedabad.
The NDPS Court in Sirohi had issued an arrest warrant against him, following which he remained absconding since 2009.
Police said that after developing specific information and conducting sustained efforts, the absconder was traced and apprehended from Gopalpora Mattan.
He has been taken into custody and the concerned police authorities in Rajasthan have been informed for further legal action.
Police said the arrest was part of its continued drive to trace and apprehend persons evading arrest in various cases.
