Man wanted in hit-and-run case arrested after 12 years in J-K

Based on specific information, a police team conducted a raid in Chhajla village in tehsil Mankote and arrested accused Nazakat Hussain, they said. Hussain had been evading arrest since 2008 in a case of rash driving and causing hurt to people, the police said. A court had already issued an arrest warrant against him, they said. The accused was produced before the court after the completion of all legal formalities, they said..

A man wanted in a hit-and-run case for 12 years was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, police said. Based on specific information, a police team conducted a raid in Chhajla village in tehsil Mankote and arrested accused Nazakat Hussain, they said.

Hussain had been evading arrest since 2008 in a case of rash driving and causing hurt to people, the police said. A court had already issued an arrest warrant against him, they said.

The accused was produced before the court after the completion of all legal formalities, they said..