Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district police have nabbed an accused who was on the run for the past 22 years.
The accused Shankar Gowda, 63, was wanted in a case registered against him in Belthangady police station limits.
A team of police officials led by PSI, Belthangady PS, based on a tip off, nabbed him from his house at Kadirudyavara village in Belthangady taluk, late on Friday.
Superintendent of police
Bhushan Gulabrao Borase
said that the accused had thrown acid on the face and right hand of
Ganesh Prabhu
on the night of September 27, 1995, over a trivial issue. S
hankar arrived at the phone booth that Ganesh operated and asked him if he was the one who used to knock at their door at odd hours. Ganesh denied it.
Shankar’s wife, Sandhya, asked Ganesh to come home to talk about the issue.
When Ganesh went to their house and knocked, there was no response. He then went near a window and called out.
Just then Shankar Gowda opened the window and threw acid on Ganesh. The accused went missing after the incident.
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