Man who killed girlfriend out of jealousy arrested

However, when he was cross- questioned on the marks on his body and two theories he floated in front of police, he was reportedly trapped.

According to the crime branch, the man had confessed that he had planned her murder after he noticed that she was “avoiding him”. He told investigators that he had bought the murder weapon, the knife, while on his way to Ahmedabad from Mumbai. He had told the crime branch that he had hidden the murder weapon near the crime spot which he would disclose after he was discharged.

On Tuesday, he was relieved from the civil hospital and officially arrested for murder. He was under the medico-legal arrest till now. The police sought remand to find out several evidence in the case. Police said that the accused will have to be taken to Mumbai to ascertain from where he brought the knife used in the crime. Besides, police also sought remand on the ground that they wanted to investigate various aspects of the relationship between the accused and the victim.