Hello Mumbai City Desk 

Mumbai: The  Pydhonie have arrested a 36-year-old man who had been absconding for nearly 12 years in connection with a house-breaking and theft case registered in 2014.
The accused, identified as Khwaja Salim Sheikh, was wanted in Paidhoni Police Station Crime Register No. 200/2014, registered under Sections 454, 380, 342, 411 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case is listed as Court Case No. 686/PW/2014.
According to the police, Sheikh had remained untraceable for the past 12 years. Investigators faced difficulties in locating him as he was reportedly residing in a densely populated slum area and there was very limited information available about him apart from his name.
The  Pydhonie Police team intensified its investigation and developed confidential sources to gather information about the accused. Acting on specific information received through these sources, the police successfully traced Sheikh to Pailipadia, Trombay, Mumbai, where he was subsequently arrested.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Deven Bharti, Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai; Manoj Kumar Sharma, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order); Shailesh Balkawade, Additional Commissioner of Police, South Region; Ragasudha R., Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zone ll-2; and Renuka Buva, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paidhoni Division.
The team was led by Laxmikant Salunkhe, Senior Police Inspector, Pydhonie Police Station, with Police Sub-Inspectors R. Patil and Tushar Ikke, Assistant Police Sub-Inspectors Shendge and Rane, and Police Head Constable 96-0828/Kanade playing key roles in tracing and apprehending the accused.
The successful arrest after 12 years highlights the sustained efforts of the Pydhonie Police in tracing long-pending absconding accused and bringing them before the law.