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Interstate Notorious Criminal ‘Meese’ Rauf Arrested: Involved in 25 Cases Across Karnataka and Kerala

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Posted on December 16, 2025

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Interstate Notorious Criminal 'Meese' Rauf Arrested: Involved in 25 Cases Across Karnataka and Kerala

Mangaluru : The Mangaluru City Police have successfully apprehended a notorious interstate criminal, Abdul Rauf alias Meese Rauf (48), who had been evading court trials for several years despite multiple non-bailable warrants and proclamation orders. A resident of Uppala in Kasaragod, Kerala, Rauf is allegedly involved in 25 criminal cases across Mangaluru and Kerala.

Proclaimed Offender Evading Justice: Rauf was a wanted man in several serious crimes, including a conspiracy to commit robbery at the Kavoor Police Station under the Arms Act and five separate theft cases at the Konaje Police Station recorded in 2020. Due to his persistent failure to appear for hearings, the court had officially declared him a ‘Proclaimed Offender’. He is also known to be a close associate of another notorious criminal from Kerala, Isubu Ziad alias Zia.

Extensive Criminal Record in Two States: His criminal history spans a wide range of offenses, including attempt to murder, dacoity, theft, and violations of the Arms Act. While he faced 19 cases in various stations of Kasaragod district such as Manjeshwar, Kumbla, and Vidyanagar, he also had six active cases in Mangaluru City. Even as recently as 2024, a fresh case was registered against him at the Manjeshwar Police Station under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The Successful Police Operation: Acting on specific intelligence, a special team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (North Sub-division) Sreekanth K. conducted a strategic operation and arrested the accused on December 16. The team included ASI Chandrashekhar and personnel Reji VM, Damodara K, and Halesh Nayak. Following the arrest, the accused was handed over to the Kavoor police for further legal proceedings and production before the court.