Bengaluru: An absconded accused in a fatal assault case has been arrested after his appearance in his son's Instagram story helped the Karnataka Police track him down. Mohammed Farooq, also known as Moti, was arrested by the officials of Madivala police station on Friday after evading authorities for several years, despite a court-issued arrest warrant.
The case dates back to 12 years ago when Farooq was implicated in a fatal assault. According to Karnataka Police, a court issued a warrant for his arrest in 2015, but Farooq had gone into hiding. He had changed his mobile number and moved to a new residence to avoid detection. The police had made multiple attempts to locate him but had failed to find any leads.
Farooq had even skipped attending his father's funeral to evade the police, further complicating their search, police officials said. However, his recent arrest came after a breakthrough. Farooq's image appeared in an Instagram story posted by his son. Upon investigating the Instagram account, the police discovered that it was registered with a mobile number that matched the one linked to Farooq.