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A dacoity convict who had been absconding for six years after jumping furlough has been traced and arrested in Delhi.

The accused had been on the run since failing to return to prison following his sanctioned temporary release.

Police tracked him down after renewed surveillance efforts, bringing an end to his long period of evasion.

The Delhi Police has arrested a convict over six years after he jumped a furlough in a 2011 dacoity case, an official said on Tuesday.

Sarfaraj alias Sonu (38) was apprehended from Shakur Basti area, he said, adding that the man was convicted in a dacoity that took place in Saraswati Vihar in 2011 and had been lodged in Mandoli Jail.

According to the police, Sarfaraj was released on a two-week furlough on August 14, 2019, but faile

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