Fugitive Theft Accused Arrested From Nagpur by Wardha Police

Wardha, October 24: Police in Maharashtra's Wardha district have arrested a man who had been on the run for three years in a theft case. The local crime branch tracked him down and apprehended him in Nagpur.

The case was registered at Karanja (Ghadge) police station, and the accused had remained untraceable since then. The arrest has brought an end to the long-pending search.

The local crime branch team in Wardha was searching for the wanted accused on October 22. The case was registered under sections 380 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and the accused was wanted in connection with it.

Police received secret information that the accused was living in Nagpur city. Acting on this input, the team launched a search in the city. During the investigation, it was found that the accused, Kamlesh Ishwarsingh Bais, was residing in the Saktardara area of Nagpur.

Upon receiving the information, the police team immediately reached the Saktardara area. During the search operation, they caught the accused. He has been identified as Kamlesh Ishwarsingh Bais, 42, of Anandnagar, Saktardara, Nagpur.

After detaining him, the police informed his family. The accused was then handed over to Karanja (Ghadge) police station for further legal action. The probe into the case will now be conducted by the Karanja (Ghadge) police.

The entire operation was carried out under the guidance of Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar Agarwal, Additional Superintendent of Police Sadashiv Waghmare, and local crime branch Police Inspector Vinod Chaudhary. Personnel Manoj Dhatrak, Mahadev Sanap, Harshal Sontakke, Abhishek Naik, and Dinesh Bothkar of the Cyber Cell, Wardha, played a key role in the action.