Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- On the run since 2004 after murdering his wife, a Delhi man, who had been living here under an assumed identity, was finally arrested on Monday, police said. The arrest was made by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police.

Veerpal alias Maiju, now 60 years old, was declared a proclaimed offender in 2005 after he murdered his wife a year ago.

On September 22, 2004, Delhi Police received a report from Jahangirpuri that a tenant had grievously injured his wife and child before fleeing. Upon reaching the spot, police found the woman dead. The scene bore the signs of a violent assault: her mouth was gagged with a saree, broken bangles lay scattered, and a blood-stained brick, along with a broken tooth, was found nearby. The couple...