Accused in Hyderabad girl murder case nabbed

Hameed Ashraf | NT

Bengaluru: A man from Delhi, who had gone absconding after allegedly murdering his 23-yearold live-in partner here, was nabbed by the police almost 28 days after the incident. Bengaluru police arrested Arpit, a native of Andhra Pradesh and Commerce graduate.

He was an employee of a private firm in Bengaluru earlier. Arpit, who was on the run after murdering Akanksha Vidyasagar, by strangling her following an argument over their relationship on June 5.

Preliminary investigation had revealed that the accused had left the body on the floor and locked the room from outside before fleeing from the place.

Speaking to News Trail, a police officer said that they had received credible information that the accused was sighted in Assam and North Eastern state.

A team of policemen was sent to Northeast and the accused was tracked and nabbed with the help of the local cops. Akanksha, a native of Hyderabad, fell in love with Arpit while they were working for a company in Hyderabad.

Later, both moved to Bengaluru and decided to live together in a flat in Kodihalli of Jeevanbheema Nagar Police Station limits. According to sources, Akanksha's parents had opposed Arpit and her relationship after which both started living separately.

The two even had a fight after which Aprit took voluntary transfer to Hyderabad while Akanksha continued working in Bengaluru. On June 5, Arpit had visited Akanksha and CCTV footage showed both going inside the flat.

After some time, Arpit is seen coming out of the apartment. On the night when Akanksha's roommate returned from work, she was shocked to find Akanksha lying dead and alerted the police.

After an inspection, the police had told News Trail that the accused had tied a cloth around her neck and attempted to hang her body to the ceiling fan to make it look like a suicide. But as he was not able to lift the body, he left it on the floor before fleeing.

Initially the police had registered a suspicious death case in the matter. Later, a complaint was filed against the accused by Akanksha's family.