Mumbai, June 24 -- In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai police have arrested a wanted accused who had been absconding since 2006 in a cheating and forgery case, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Sudesh Sudevan Raghavan (46), a businessman, was arrested on June 23, 2026, at 11:40 pm from Mira Road in Thane district.

According to Colaba Police Station's Externment Squad, the crime was registered under Sections 465, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the statement, the official said that since the registration of the offence in 2006, repeated efforts were made to trace the accused, but he remained untraceable for nearly two decades.

"As part of a sustained drive to trace wanted and absconding accus...