Misrod police have arrested a murder accused involved in killing his 22-year-old friend after a dispute near Ashima Mall on May 11, accused was arrested on Monday.
According to the police, the accused Vinod Vanshkaar strangulated the deceased Manohar Malviya to death and dumped his body near a liquor shop.
In the initial investigation the deceased was identified as Manohar Malviya of Obedullahganj.
Initially police suspected that the deceased was killed for money near the liquor shop but later in the investigation it was found that his acquaintance was behind the murder and was absconding after the murder.
The accused confessed that the deceased lodged a complaint against him and was not ready to withdraw the complaint and on the day of the incident they went to a liquor shop where accused tried to persuade the deceased but he refused and later accused strangulated him.
After killing the deceased accused started to work as helper at Vrindavan hotel at Obedullahganj but when the owner of the hotel grew suspicious and checked details of the accused he found that accused has provided wrong information and intimated the police and when the accused was quizzed he confessed to have committed the murder.
The police had on May 12 registered a case under section 302 of the IPC against accused and on Tuesday produced him in the court where he was sent under judicial custody.
The accused is a resident of Damoh and used to work with the accused but later the friendship turned bitter and proved fatal for Manohar.