Two wanted criminals, carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 in their heads, were arrested by Kamla Nagar police on Monday. They were wanted in assault and illegal possession of arms cases.
Acting on a tip off, two absconding accused were nabbed near Science Centre and were identified as Rakesh Banjara and Sewalal.
Earlier Monu Agaria was assaulted by Rajkumar, Gulab, Rakesh Banjara and Sewalal during a religious procession on July 1, 2017. The victim was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and wooden sticks and was threatened of his life by the accused.
Police registered case under section 294, 323, 324, 326, 506 and 34 of the IPC and started investigation and nabbed Gulab Singh and Rajkumar while Rakesh and Sewalal managed to remain absconding.
A reward of Rs 5,000 was declared for providing the whereabouts of the absconding accused. The two were nabbed on Monday.
Moreover, the crime branch police have nabbed a wanted accused who remained absconding for the past 15 years in case of rioting and trespassing; search warrant was issued against the accused.
The accused Sudesh Kumar Jain was nabbed near a road side stall at Kolar road after the police received information of the absconding accused.
Jain was booked by Habibganj police under section 147, 148 and 452 of the IPC. During the investigation police found the accused used to change his location frequently to avoid arrest.
After the arrest the accused was handed over to the Habibganj police for further investigation.