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Bantwal Taluk police have arrested a man who had been absconding and failing to appear in court in connection with more than 20 criminal cases. The accused has been identified as Farooq alias Ummar Farooq (32) from Sajipamooda village.

He was apprehended on October 15 in the Madwa area of Bantwal Taluk and produced before the court, which has since remanded him to judicial custody.

Farooq is a wanted accused in multiple cases, including:

Uppinangady Police Station:

Crime No. 38/2020 under Sections 457, 380 IPC

Crime No. 39/2020 under Sections 380, 201, 34 IPC

Crime No. 48/2012 under Sections 379, 201, 34 IPC

Crime No. 119/2020 under Sections 457, 380 IPC

Kadaba Police Station:

Crime Nos. 43/2020, 44/2020, 45/2020, and 46/2020 under Sections 457, 380 I

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