Palanpur: Prantij police arrested a man who had been on the run for the past two years after a conviction warrant was issued against him under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.According to a press statement issued by Prantij police on Saturday, the arrest came after directives from senior officials to track down absconding convicts. The operation was carried out under the instructions of Gandhinagar range DIG Virendra Singh Yadav and Sabarkantha superintendent of police Parthrajsinh Gohil.Police teams were actively searching for wanted offenders. During this drive, head constable Bhavik Shamalbhai received confidential intelligence on the whereabouts of the accused, Mansukh Ravji Patel.Originally a resident of Nilkanth/3 Deepma on Dhunai Road in Modasa, Patel had been living in Takhatgadh village of Prantij taluka. Acting on the tip-off that Patel was at Takhatgadh, police personnel apprehended him. After the arrest, the accused was produced before and handed over to the honourable court for further proceedings.
