Jammu, Nov 11 (PTI) A man, who had been absconding for months in a case of drug peddling in Jammu district, was arrested on Thursday, officials said.

Based on a tip-off, police teams conducted raids at various places and arrested the accused from Dayalgam area in Anantnag district, they said.

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The absconder, Irfan Rashid Rather, is a resident of Dayalgam in Anantnag.

He had been evading arrest for the past three months in a case of narcotic smuggling registered against him, the officials said.

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