Absconding accused in multiple cases arrested in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Mar 5 (PTI): A man, who went absconding for nearly a year after failing to appear in court for trial in multiple criminal cases, has been arrested.
Munir alias Anna Munir (48), a resident of Kasaba Bengre, Mangaluru, was wanted in connection with four criminal cases, including theft, attempted murder, robbery, and fraud, police said.
He had secured bail but failed to appear in court, which resulted in the issuance of a warrant against him.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off, the CCB police apprehended Munir on March 4 and handed him over to Kavoor Police Station for legal proceedings.
The accused had cases registered against him at the Kavoor, Mangaluru Rural, Panambur, and Mangaluru South police stations.
Further investigations are underway, police added.
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Money-dispute angle emerges in Delhi bus gangrape case
New Delhi (PTI): Police probing the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman inside a private sleeper bus in Outer Delhi have found that there was a dispute over money between the victim and the accused, sources said on Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged inside the bus and raped by the driver and the conductor in the Mangolpuri area here on May 11. Both the accused were arrested the following day.
According to the police sources, the woman, in her complaint, has stated that there was a dispute over money with the accused.
The sources also said that one of the accused did not flee the spot after the incident and the victim later used his mobile phone to call police.
The woman has also told police that her husband is suffering from a medical condition and is unable to work. The couple have four children and she has been working to support the family, the sources said.
Police are probing the case from all angles and have already seized the bus. CCTV footage from the route taken by the vehicle on the day of the incident is also being examined.
The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with rape and gangrape, police said.
