A man who has been on the run for the last 16 months after he was booked in a murder case, has been arrested from Bhayanader area in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.

The accused was booked along with his two accomplices in December 2019 for allegedly killing a 63-year-old woman in Virar during the burglary and fled with jewellery and cash totalling Rs 7,28,280, an officer said.