Jammu, Nov 05: Two criminals wanted in two separate cases were arrested after over a decade-long hunt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said.

Burju, a resident of Chandimarh village, was booked in a case registered at police station Surankote in 2013 under section 436 of the Ranbir Penal Code, dealing with mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a dwelling, a police spokesperson said.

Despite repeated efforts over the years, he said the accused had managed to remain underground but was finally arrested by a team of Surankote police station on Tuesday.

The spokesperson said that after completing all necessary legal formalities, the arrested individual is produced before the competent court of law for further proceedings.

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