Kanpur: An accused who had been absconding for 40 years in connection with murder and robbery cases has been arrested while disguised as a sadhu (ascetic), and sent to jail by the court.

Ram Prakash, a 40-year-old absconding accused, has been sent to the court's research jail. He used to live in an ashram near Gajnera village in the guise of a sadhu, where he is accused of murder and robbery cases.