Police in Rajaun and Nawada police station areas of Banka district have arrested five absconding individuals based on confidential information. Following the action taken on Sunday, all arrested accused were sent to judicial custody in Banka after completing necessary legal procedures.

Rajaun SHO Abhay Shankar stated that Nandan Mishra and Chhattu Harijan, residents of Khaira village under Rajaun police station, were absconding despite court notices. Based on confidential information, a police team raided their homes and arrested both.

Meanwhile, Nawada SHO Sujeet Kumar informed that Mahendra Mahto, a resident of Babarchak, Mohammad Rustam of Harna Bujurg, and attachment warrantee Anandi Mandal of Alipur, all under Nawada police station, were also arrested. These individuals were absconding despite court notices and information conveyed through the village watchman. Based on confidential information, the police arrested them from their homes and subsequently sent them to judicial custody.

In another incident, a mother of two children has gone missing from a village in the Rajaun block area. Her husband suspects she has eloped with her lover. The aggrieved husband informed the police that he works abroad and had come home for Durga Puja. His wife left the fair saying she was going to the toilet but did not return for a long time. After extensive searching yielded no results, the husband filed a complaint with the police. The police are investigating the matter based on the application.