Kollam: Kottiyam police on Saturday arrested an accused in an attempt to murder case 24 years after the incident.
Shaji, son of Ali Akbar of Mukkam, Mayyanad was arrested for trespassing into the house of Noushad, son of Subairkunju of Mayyanad, and hacking Noushad in 1996. Though the arrest warrant was in force, the accused could not be traced.
Immediately after the incident Shaji went absconding and later managed to escape to the Gulf. He found employment there and used to visit his family at regular intervals. His family had shifted to another place.
Two months ago he returned to settle down near NS hospital, Kottiyam.
“As part of a special drive by the district police chief, we reached his brother’s house from where we got his new address. In fact, he was not hiding. As he was working in Gulf all these years he thought that the case would not be pursued,” police said. The accused has been remanded in judicial custody. tnn