PO arrested after 21 years in Mohali
Mohali, Aug. 7 -- Police have arrested a liquor smuggler who evaded authorities for 21 years after being declared a proclaimed offender (PO) in 2004.
The accused, Dhruv Prasad, 46, was initially arrested for smuggling Indian Made Foreign Liquor in Kharar, but fled soon after and was declared a PO the same year.
Over the years, he returned to Punjab, settling in Nawanshahar Badala village.
In the two decades he spent in hiding-got married, had children, and worked as a mason. According to DSP Naveen Pal Singh Lehal, he was arrested on Tuesday and produced in court on Wednesday, which remanded him to judicial custody.htc...
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