Srinagar, July 13 -- A wanted fraudster facing 11 criminal cases related to cheating, forgery and fake government job scams was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir after evading arrest for years and has been lodged in Central Jail, Srinagar, following court orders, officials said on Monday.

EoW said the accused, Abdul Majeed Mir, of Lashtiyal, Kalaroos in Kupwara district, was arrested in execution of a long-pending warrant issued by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar, in connection with a 2015 FIR registered at the Crime Branch Kashmir under sections related to cheating, forgery, use of forged documents and criminal conspiracy.

The EOW said the accused is a habitual offender allegedly involved in 11 case...