India, July 7 -- A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend was arrested from Chander Vihar in Mandawali, Delhi, after remaining on the run for nearly 20 years, Faridabad police said on Monday.

The 47-year-old, who hailed from Delhi's Pandav Nagar, had allegedly changed his identity and appearance by growing a beard and hair, avoided social media and smartphones, and took low-profile jobs to evade arrest, police said. He was working as a security guard when he was arrested on Saturday.

According to police, the Sector 65 crime branch unit headed by inspector Joginder Singh had been tracking him for the past year. He was produced before a Faridabad court on Sunday after questioning and was sent to judicial custody.

A crime branch offici...