Convict on the Run for 22 Years Arrested in Armed Robbery Case

Faridabad police re-arrested Hira Kumar Raut, a convict who had been on the run for 22 years after being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2003 for a 2001 armed robbery. Granted bail in 2004, Raut absconded thereafter. A Punjab and Haryana High Court warrant and a Rs 5,000 police reward led to his arrest in Saharsa district, Bihar. He has been granted transit remand and will be produced in Faridabad court soon.