India, June 8 -- A Kalyan-Dombivli builder, who had been absconding for nearly two years in connection with multiple cases of alleged illegal construction and forgery, was arrested on Saturday after police found him hiding inside a cupboard during a raid in Kalyan West.

Salman Dolare, 40, was arrested from a flat in Khotal Manzil building in the Doodhnaka area.

According to police, Dolare is accused of constructing unauthorised buildings on government-reserved plots using forged documents. A total of 12 criminal cases have been registered against him at the Bazarpeth and Mahatma Phule police stations. Despite repeated police efforts, he had been evading arrest for nearly two years.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided the flat where Dola...