A 28-year-old man was arrested from Virar on Friday for killing a teenager in Chennai on November 12. Forensic experts have confirmed that the accused, Raju Mani Nair, had intercourse with the corpse before fleeing to Virar East. 

As per the complaint filed by the deceased 18-year-old’s mother with the  Poonamallee police in Chennai, the accused, who is her lover, strangled her daughter when she was not at home. “When I returned home from work, the house was locked from outside. I opened the door with my keys and found my daughter lying unconscious. There were marks around her neck and she was not breathing. I was in shock. Later when I asked a neighbour, she said Raju had left in a  hurry after locking the door,” the woman told the police in her statement.