Mangaluru: The Mangaluru East Police have arrested an accused who had been absconding for over a year despite multiple warrants issued by the court in connection with a 2016 criminal case. The matter is pending trial before the Sixth JMFC Court, Mangaluru (CC No. Following continuous efforts, warrant staff of Mangaluru East Police Station—ASI Machendranath Jogi and Head Constable Narappa K.B. (HC 865)—tracked down and arrested the accused in Kumble, Kasaragod district of Kerala. The arrested accused was produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him to judicial custody for four days.