Kaup: Police arrest rowdy-sheeter absconding for six years

Mangalore Today News Network

Kaup, May 16, 2026: Kaup police on May 15 arrested a rowdy-sheeter and warrant accused who had been absconding and evading court appearance for the past six years.

The accused has been identified as Abhijith (34), who was traced and taken into custody at Punjalkatte.

According to police, Abhijith had allegedly attempted to outrage the modesty of a woman near Mallaru Pakirankatte in 2016. While the case was under trial, he failed to appear before the court and had been absconding since then. Kaup police had been searching for him for the last six years.

The accused was produced before a court in Udupi, which remanded him to judicial custody till May 25. He has been lodged in the Udupi district prison, police said.

During interrogation, police also found that cases had been registered against him at the Mysuru Narasimharajapura and Bajpe police stations, and that he had been absconding in those cases as well.

The operation to trace and arrest the accused was carried out under the guidance of Karkala subdivision DySP Vijay Prasad and Kaup Circle Inspector Azmath Ali. Kaup SIs Tejaswi T.I. and Shubhakara (Investigation) led the team, assisted by staff members Mohammed Rafiq and Raghu.