Nagpur: Laxman Bobde, 62, was traced by a special team of crime branch from Awari chowk near Vakilpeth after jumping bail and remaining absconding for 44 years. He was among the three arrested in a case of burglary by Ambazari police in 1977. One of his co-accused passed away in 1999 while another is still on the run.
It is learnt Bobde had jumped bails and police returned empty handed for more than four decades even though non-bailable warrants were issued against him repeatedly. He was nabbed by a special team under ASI Vilas Chobitkar, attached to crime branch, with the help of a voting list that provided the squad a tangible clue on his whereabouts.
Bobde was presented before an additional chief judicial magistrate on Wednesday but released on bail upon furnishing a surety bond considering his age and also vulnerabilty to Covid if sent to jail.
“We had initially tried to find his (Bobde) name from the different government and semi-government offices that offered benefits and schemes. We finally found his name and address in the voters’ list,” said Chobitkar. He had admitted to committing the crime after cops nabbed him. “One of the accomplices of Bobde had died but we will nab the remaining one,” he said.
Chobitkar was learnt to be entrusted by the ACJM with a list of more than 90 absconders whose trials are pending with their documents relegated to ‘dormant file’ section. Within a week, Chobitkar’s team, comprising constable Sujit Devhare and others, traced out five accused who had been absconding for decades including one Ramsumer Ahir, wanted in a case of robbery, who had been on the run since 1993. An astounding 51 warrants were issued against Ahir but he could not be traced.
Chobitkar’s efforts were lauded last week when he traced an absconder with the help of the property tax details even after the accused had shifted from Dhantoli to Jaripatka 30 years ago. Chobitkar traced more than 200 accused who had been absconding for several years in his career.
ACP, crime, Sudhir Nandwar said Chobitkar’s special skill had helped bring several absconders to justice.
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