BANDIPORA, OCTOBER 28, 2026: In a significant breakthrough, Bandipora Police arrested an absconder, who had been evading arrest for the past 16 years. The accused, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Awan alias Jat, son of Raj Mohammad Awan, resident of Abhama, Pulwama, was arrested by a police team of Police Station Sumbal.
The accused was wanted in connection with Case FIR No. 84/2010 U/s 420, 468, 471, 109 RPC of Police Station Sumbal and had been absconding since the Year 2010.
The arrest underscores the sustained efforts of Bandipora Police to trace absconders and ensure that individuals evading the legal process are brought to justice.

