Kolar police have arrested a criminal against whom a permanent warrant was pending. He was absconding and wanted in total of 34 cases of theft and embezzlement, accused was in Dewas district for the last several years.
On the information the police arrested the accused. About 42 crimes are registered against the accused in Kolar police station.
According to TI Ashutosh Upadhyay, a campaign is being run to arrest absconders and permanent warrantees in view of the upcoming assembly elections.
On Sunday, information was received from the informer that permanent warranty officer Kamlesh Banjari, who is absconding in several cases, is roaming near the Dussehra ground. After the information, the police reached the spot and caught him. On interrogation, the accused revealed his name as Kamlesh Thakur (30), resident of village Jagata, district Dewas and was living in Banjari Kolar Road.
On checking the records, it was found that a total of 28 permanent and 6 arrest warrants were issued against the accused, including theft and embezzlement. A total of 42 crimes are registered against him in Kolar police station. The accused was living in Dewas and remained absconding for the last five years. He settled in Dewas but the details of the crimes committed in the period of absconding are yet to be revealed.