Thane, Jun 13 (PTI) A 48-year-old man who had been on the run after being booked in an attempt to murder case in 2021, has been arrested by the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police, officials said.
The accused, identified as Jayaprakash alias Bachhi Ramkhilavan Yadav, frequently changed his location to evade the police before he was arrested on June 10 by the crime detection team based on a specific intelligence.
“Investigation revealed that the accused had been roaming around Surat, Uttar Pradesh, and the Mira-Bhayander area for the last five years in different disguises to evade arrest,” according to a release issued by the MBVV Police.
Police said the main accused, identified as Surendra Munnar Yadav (44), Jayaprakash Yadav (48) and two others allegedly assaulted the complainant, a tea vendor (then 32 years old), and his father on September 24, 2021, over a land dispute in the Bhayandar area in Thane district.
Jayprakash allegedly stabbed the complainant’s father with a sharp knife, causing grievous injuries, police stated.
An FIR was registered at the Navghar Police Station under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
Further investigation is underway. PTI COR NSK
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