India, Dec. 15 -- A murder accused, who had been on the run for 17 years, was arrested after he allegedly killed a 31-year-old man in 2007 in a drug-related dispute. Based on a tip-off, the crime branch police laid a trap and apprehended the accused from Antop Hill on Saturday.

According to the crime branch police, the accused killed a person named Rajesh Soni Lakhwani by stabbing him multiple times over a dispute related to drug peddling on October 1, 2008, at Dangar Pada in Mulund West. After the incident, a case was registered with the Mulund police under Sections 302 (murder), 34 (common intention), 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code read with sections 37(1)(a) (preventing disorder by prohibiting certain actions) a...