{ EVADED ARREST FOR 6 YEARS } Woman held in 2010 bank fraud case: CBI

The CBI has arrested a woman named Nasreen Taj, a proclaimed offender in an alleged bank fraud case, who went absconding for nearly six years under an assumed identity, officials said on Monday.

- Press Trust of India

Bringing a dramatic close to the pursuit, the CBI arrested Nasreen on July 19 from Bengaluru. She had been living there under the assumed name of Salma after severing contact with her spouse, family members, and social network, frequently changing residences, they said.

“She misled the residents as well as her employer about her real identity and maintained minimal interaction with locals, further hindering the efforts to trace her,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.

After a yearlong investigation, the CBI submitted its charge sheet on October 12, 2010.