India, June 14 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police arrested a proclaimed offender in Faridabad, Haryana, on Saturday. The individual had allegedly been evading arrest for several years in connection with a multi-crore real estate fraud case, officials said.

The accused, identified as Shiv Nandan Singh Yadav, was wanted in nine cheating cases registered in 2019 on the complaints of multiple investors who alleged they had been duped into investing in a housing project that never took shape. He was apprehended on Friday after remaining on the run for nearly seven years, police said.

According to investigators, the cases were registered following directions issued by the chief metropolitan magistrate of the Shahdara dist...