India, July 2 -- In a significant breakthrough, the police have arrested a 36-year-old truck cleaner on Tuesday who had been absconding for 14 years after allegedly murdering a truck driver in a dispute over Rs.1,000.

According to the police, the incident dates back to November 2011 when an argument broke out between the accused, Laxman Gangadhar Kakade, and the deceased, Ajinath Tryambak Daud, for a payment of Rs.1000. In a fit of rage, Kakade allegedly attacked Daud with a sharp weapon, fatally injuring him, and fled the scene.

A case was registered against Kakade by the APMC police under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code after the incident. For being untraceable for years, a chargesheet was filed under section 299 (record...