Mumbai: Man booked in assault case 17 years ago, held

Lalji Yadav. Pic/Mumbai Police

The Samta Nagar Police in Mumbai managed to arrest a wanted accused 17 years after he was booked for an assault case. The accused has been been identified as Lalji Yadav, 48 who was nabbed from Hanuman Nagar area of Kandivli east on Friday, the police said.

According to an official, Yadav's address mentioned in the police record was never proper as a result he remained out of reach for 17 years, said officials. The court had already issued a "top priority" Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) against him.

According to the police, Yadav was booked in 2005 in connection with a case registered under section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). For years he remained elusive to the police. The police tried to trace him however they could never found his address as a reason he remained out of police reach. After failing to trace him, the police informed the court which issued a "top priority" NBW against Yadav.

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Recently the Summons and Warrant staff of the police station, police constable Pravin Bhoir and police constable Vishwesh Borkar received a tip-off that Yadav could be in Ramanand Yadav Chawl at Vadar Pada Road at Hanuman Nagar. They gathered information about him and it was confirmed that it was it was the same person they were in search for last 17 years they apprehended him on Friday.

"Based on technical analysis and with the help of informants we have managed to nabbed Yadav after 17 years," said Narendra Shinde senior inspector of Samta Nagar police station.

He was produced before the court which sent him to Magistrate custody. Yadav has claimed that he was wrongly named in the case, he said.