Jammu, Aug. 13 -- Railway (GRP) Police Jammu arrested an absconding accused in the 1991 railway station blast case after a 35-year chase, as he initially went underground and then lived with a concealed identity for several decades, Jammu and Kashmir Police stated.

Altaf Hussain Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, resident of Marhama-Bijbehara, Anantnag, was booked under the now-repealed Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.

The police stated that the accused, along with other accomplices, was allegedly involved in a case of a bomb blast on April 2, 1991, at platform number 1, Jammu railway station, killing three persons, including two from the paramilitary and injuring 18 civilians.

"During the investigation, one accuse...