Mohali, Feb. 21 -- A proclaimed offender, who had been absconding for 24 years, has been arrested in connection with the murder of a factory watchman, Mohali police said.

Accused Sarwan Kumar, who was arrested from his native village (Bhirdana) in Fatehabad district of Haryana, was declared a proclaimed offender on August 16, 2003. A court sent him on police remand for interrogation on Thursday.

The FIR against him was registered in May 2002 under Section 460 of the Indian Penal Code at the Phase-1 police station in Mohali. The case record shows that Sarwan Kamar worked as a watchman for a factory in Phase-8 Industrial Area and also used to bring fodder for cattle there. Another watchman, Dina Nath, informed the factory owners about all...