Highway robbery accused nabbed after eight years

Maliyekkal Veettil Mehroof, 40. Photo: Special arrangement

Wayanad: An accused in a highway robbery case in Wayanad was arrested after eight years on Saturday.

The accused, Maliyekkal Veettil Mehroof, 40, a native of Kambalakkad was arrested while on his way home from the Karipur International Airport in Kozhikode.

The state police had issued a lookout notice against Mehroof, who was allegedly part of a four-member team that robbed valuables from a family travelling in a car in February 2016.

Mehroof was produced at the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Mananthavadi. The arrest was made by a police team led by SHO Lal C Baby.

The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities.