Eight absconders to Pakistan declared proclaimed offenders

Police on Monday said that on April 1, 2024, Court of Additional Sessions Judge Baramulla declared eight persons as proclaimed offenders in case FIR No. 03/2008 under sections 2/3 EIMCO Act, 121 RPC, 19 UA(P) Act of Police Station Pattan on the application moved by Baramulla Police.

The accused have been identified as Hilal Ahmad Ganie, Mudasir Shafi Geelani, Mohammad Maqbool Pandith all residents of Khore Sherabad Pattan, Habibullah Sheikh of Goom Ahmadpora Pattan, Shabir Ahmad Najar of Par Mohalla Pattan, Mohammad Ashraf Dar of Watwan, Pattan Ghulam Nabi Najar of Najar Mohalla Pattan and Fayaz Ahmad Mir of Main Mohalla Pattan.

Proclamation orders u/s 87 CrPC have been obtained from Court against these eight individuals which have been pasted at their residences, public places with the directions of the court that they will present themselves before the Court of Law within one month failing which process for attachment of property u/s 88 CrPC shall be initiated against them.

“Sometime before search warrant u/s 25 Police Act was obtained from the court for the arrest of the accused persons who could not be traced/ arrested as all are presently at PoJK/ Pakistan,” the police said.

(With UNI inputs)