The 22-year-old man, who was absconding after allegedly murdering his girlfriend in a Bengaluru service condominium, was arrested close to Devanahalli on Friday, officers conscious of the matter mentioned on Friday.
The accused, Aarav Hanoy is initially from Kerala, killed the 20-year-old vlogger from Assam, Maya Gogoi, on November 23, they added.
Talking to the media, DCP Devaraj, East Division, mentioned, “The homicide was dedicated 4 days in the past at a service condominium in Indiranagar. CCTV footage confirmed Hanoy leaving the condominium after the homicide. We deployed groups throughout Kerala and North Karnataka to trace him down. He was lastly arrested close to Devanahalli.”
Devaraj added that the homicide stemmed from a private dispute. “Hanoy deliberate the homicide upfront, for which he introduced a knife and bought a nylon rope from a web based supply platform,” he added.
Police mentioned that after the homicide, Hanoy spent a complete day with the sufferer’s physique earlier than fleeing on November 26. CCTV footage captured Hanoy leaving the condominium in panic round 8.20am. He booked a cab to the central bus station and vanished, resulting in a multi-state manhunt, they added.
The Indiranagar police launched an investigation after discovering Gogoi’s physique and despatched it for post-mortem. A homicide case was registered, and two particular police groups have been dispatched to numerous places, together with Kerala and North Karnataka, to trace the fugitive, police mentioned.
Hanoy and Maya have been in a relationship for six months and spent two days within the service condominium earlier than the homicide. After killing Gogoi, Hanoy fled to Majestic railway station, switched off his cell phone, and travelled extensively to dodge arrest. The authorities initially suspected that he might need escaped to Kerala, they added.
Gogoi was initially from Kailash Nagar in Guwahati and labored at a personal agency in HSR Format. Hanoy, initially from Thottada in Kannur, was interning at a personal counselling agency in Bengaluru. The 2 met by means of a courting app, police mentioned.
Following the homicide, Hanoy travelled to a number of states, together with Uttar Pradesh and Varanasi, earlier than police tracked him down close to Devanahalli, they added.
