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The arrested individual has been identified as SA Ashraf, a resident of Kundapu House in Vorkady village within the Manjeshwar taluk of the neighboring Kasaragod district. It has come to light that he managed to remain concealed in Mumbai and even overseas in Saudi Arabia during his extended period of fugitive status.
Sources from the police department revealed that the accused was facing a case registered at Kasaragod Police Station, as per LPC records under Sections 125/2004 Sections 279, 304 (A). Additionally, cases filed at Uppinangady and Konaje Police Stations, related to violations of the Forest Act, are also pending trial against him.