Latur, March 29 Police in the Latur district of Maharashtra have arrested a man who had been on the run for the past 18 years after securing bail in a criminal case, officials said on Sunday.
Zafar Abdul Sattar Pathan (52), a resident of the Dharashiv district, and his associates are alleged to have used forged documents and fake seals to illegally import and export liquor.
While a case was registered against Pathan at the Shivajinagar police station in Latur in July 2007, he obtained anticipatory bail from the Bombay High Court and had remained at large since then, an official said.
Acting on fresh intelligence, a special police squad recently took him into custody from the Dharashiv district. He was produced in a court in Latur, which remanded him in police custody until April 6, he said.
In a separate operation this month, the special team also arrested 10 wanted accused across various police station limits, he added.