Absconding theft accused arrested after 16 years in Kerala
A theft suspect who had been absconding for 16 years was arrested in Kerala by the CB-CID. The accused, Shajith Areeparambil, was wanted for multiple criminal offenses across several Indian states and had successfully evaded capture by frequently changing his identity.
Why it matters
The arrest marks the conclusion of a long-standing manhunt and highlights the challenges of interstate criminal tracking.
An accused in a theft case who went missing during the trial stage in Puducherry was on Monday arrested by the CB-CID wing of the territorial police from his native in Kerala after a manhunt for more than 16 years.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime and Intelligence, Nithya Radhakrishnan identified the accused as Shajith Areeparambil, a resident of Kannur in Kerala.
Sharing details of the arrest at a press conference here, the SSP said the accused had absconded during the trial of the case in 2010.
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