Chennai: A 30-year-old man with two pending murder cases against him at Jharkhand was arrested by city police on Tuesday night.
The defendant, Sukar Ganju, worked at the construction site in Ennore for the past six months.
He was involved in a case of murder and attempted murder in his place of origin.
Ganjhu escaped and reached Chennai and found a job at Ennore.
A police team from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, tracked its location after Ganjhu spoke with his wife from the cellphone number.
The police traced his existence and confirmed it was Ganjhu after they received ownership of his hiding, and then warned Deputy Madhavaram commissioner Sundaravathanam.
The police team led by InspectorDavid went to the quarter at Ennore where construction workers lived and arrested Ganjhu.
The team also looked for rooms and things.
“There is no confiscation from him and he doesn’t seem to hide in the city with any plan,” said a police officer.
He is part of the workforce of the contract involved in the construction of a residential apartment complex at Ennore.
Police Hazaribagh arrived from Jharkhand to the city and returned with Ganjhu.
Previously, the state unit branch team that specializes in asking the man about his involvement with Maois.