Kolar, 24 June

Kolar police have arrested a man who had been absconding for nearly 28 years in connection with an attempted murder case registered in 1998.

The accused, Manjunath, a native of Hoskote, was 18 when he allegedly attacked three people in Kolar before fleeing. Police said the incident stemmed from a quarrel after he was reportedly mocked for failing his SSLC examinations while staying at a relative's house.

The case remained unresolved for years despite repeated efforts to trace him. The breakthrough came after Kolar SP Kannika Sikriwal reviewed long-pending cases and ordered a fresh investigation.

PSI Sangappa Meti and a police team gathered fresh intelligence and found that Manjunath had returned from Goa and was working as a painter. He was tracked to Hoskote, where he had reportedly gone to collect wages, and was arrested.

He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.