A man who had been on the run for around 23 years after allegedly murdering a woman has been arrested from Maharashtra's Thane district, the police said on Tuesday, reported the PTI.

The 52-year-old accused who has been identified as Mohammad Tarbez Mohammad Idris Ansari, was on Monday apprehended from Dombivli town, where he was living under a fake identity for two decades, an official said, according to the PTI.