Udupi: After 39 years on the run, a 62-year-old man, Prakash Gujjadi, was arrested by the police for his involvement in an assault case.

Prakash Gujjadi (62) had a case of assault registered against him at Kundapur Police Station.

Following credible information that Prakash, now going by the name Ganesh, was residing in Sakinaka near Andheri East in Mumbai, law enforcement swiftly moved to Mumbai and successfully arrested him on Thursday.