MANGALURU: The
Dakshina Kannada district police on Saturday nabbed a person 36 years after he was charged with attempt to kidnapping.
Police have identified the accused as
Antony Rodrigues, 70, a resident of Maddadka in
Belthangady. He was arrested from Lorettopadav in Bantwal and produced before the court.
The case dates back to 1982. Around 10.15pm on January 7, 1982, two men, including Antony, had attempted to kidnap one
Ibrahim from near Belthangady bus stand. According to the police, the duo tried to kidnap Ibrahim in an auto rickshaw. However, the victim had managed to escape from their shackles.
Ibrahim later filed a police complaint. BR Ravikanthegowda, Superintendent of Police, told TOI that Rodrigues had escaped the day the case had been registered against him and managed to stay elusive all these years. The other accused had faced trial and he was acquitted in the case.
Representative image.
