Akhil, the main accused in the murder case in which Call centre employee Rakhimol was strangulated and buried in the backyard of his under-construction house at Amboori, has been arrested, according to a private TV channel. He is reported to have arrested from Thiruvananthapuram airport.

Akhil, who is also a soldier based in New Delhi, had fled his hometown after the murder. Though he had been denying his role in the murder, his brother and his accomplice Rahul’s statement to the police that it was he (Akhil) who killed Rakhimol has become crucial in the case.

Rakhimol, who had been in a love relationship with Akhil, was killed allegedly after she objected to Akhil’s imminent marriage with another girl.