New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a proclaimed offender, Satyendra Kumar, who was wanted in Bihar's fodder scam cases and had remained elusive for over 25 years.

Kumar, an agency spokesperson said in a statement, was named by the CBI in one of the fodder scam charge sheets in 2001. "After filing of the charge sheet, Kumar absconded and CBI was on his look out for over 25 years," the spokesperson said.

"As he failed to appear before the court to face trial, a permanent warrant of arrest was issued against him by the court," the spokesperson added.

The agency said that serious efforts were made to trace him.

"Based on sustained physical and technical surveillance, coupled with human intelligenc...