Mangaluru (Karnataka), February 25 A man who had been on the run abroad for nearly two years in connection with a criminal case against him was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his return to the country, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Ibrahim Batees, a resident of Bantwal taluk, was wanted in connection with a case registered against him in 2019 under Sections 427 (causing mischief by way of damage), 504 (intentionally insulting), 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in the committing of robbery), and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 2(A) of the Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act, at the Vitla police station, the police said.
The accused had failed to appear before the court for the trial proceedings and had been evading arrest by staying overseas, they said.
According to police, acting on specific information about his arrival from a country in the Middle East, personnel from the Vitla police station, with the assistance of immigration authorities at Mangaluru International Airport, detained him shortly after he landed here on Tuesday.
He was arrested and produced before the relevant court, which remanded him in judicial custody until March 7, 2026, they said.
Further investigation into the case is underway.