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Notices pasted on homes of 28 fugitives directing appearance before courts, cops
Berhampur: Police in Ganjam district on Saturday served proclamation orders against 28 accused in various cases who are on the run for a long period despite warrants issued against them by courts.
Police personnel pasted the notices on the gates of the residences of the offenders.
As per the notices, the warrantees were asked to appear before the respective courts or before police within 30 days. If they failed to do so, steps would be taken to attach their movable and immovable properties, police said.
SP (Ganjam) Suvendu Patra on Sunday said the proclamation proceedings under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) are being conducted in all police stations in order to ensure the presence of fugitives before courts.
"If they fail to appear within the mentioned timeframe, they will face serious consequences, including attachment of properties," he said.
"This process would expedite the speed of pending trials and increase public confidence in the criminal justice system" he said. Some years ago, police had adopted the process, which yielded good results with executing long-pending warrants.
He said proclamation orders have been issued to 28 people in 11 different police stations.
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The highest orders were issued by Gangapur police (5) followed by Bhanjanagar (4), Polasara and Buguda (three each). Most of the accused are on the run for over 10 years after committing various offences, police said.
Jeebananand Jena, inspector in-charge, Bhanjangar police station, said the process has already yielded results as they arrested a 57-year-old accused on Saturday, who was on the run for 22 years. The accused was identified as Sibaram Nayak, a resident of Sana Tulasipalli, he said.
A police team found he was at home when they went to put up the proclamation order and immediately arrested him. He said the accused was allegedly involved in a property offence case (receiver of stolen properties) in 2003 in Berhampur. Despite the court issuing warrants against him several times, he did not turn up, police said.
