Dhaka, April 11 -- After arresting a youth over the murder of a young woman in Chattogram's Chandanaish Upazila, police say the 28-year old killed her after "failing to rape her".

At a press conference at the District Police Superintendent's office on Friday, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Russel said the murdered 18-year-old girl was a college student.

She was visiting her grandparents' house on Apr 3 and was killed in the wee hours of Wednesday. The arrestee, Nazim Uddin, is her maternal uncle.

Nazim, a resident of Satkania Upazila, was arrested early Friday in Ramu Upazila of Cox's Bazar.

Russel said, "We initially learnt Nazim tried to rape the young woman.

"After failing, he put a veil over her face and strangled her to ...