Tribune News Service
Muktsar, September 7
Involved in murder, cheating, narcotics and other cases, 151 proclaimed offenders (POs) and 12 bail jumpers in Muktsar are yet to be arrested.
Surprisingly, a man from UP was declared a PO in 1970 in a case registered against him under Section 381 of the IPC in 1969, but he is yet to be arrested. Further, there are a number of people who were declared POs around three decades ago, but are still on the prowl.
A perusal of the records further revealed that 44 persons were declared POs for heinous crimes, 40 for economic offences, 53 for other crimes, six for matrimonial disputes and eight in cases registered under other Acts.
Similarly, 12 persons are parole jumpers and have not returned to the jail yet.
On this, Rajpal Singh, SP (Investigation), Muktsar, said: “We are registering cases against the POs and parole jumpers. Besides, their security is being forfeited and the process initiated to attach the properties as well. In the past, we have arrested some parole jumpers and POs.”
The district police have registered four cases against POs and parole jumpers in the past 24 hours.
In Muktsar, 151 POs, 12 bail jumpers on the run
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