Jalandhar, Nov. 26 -- Three days after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, police on Tuesday arrested the 46-year-old accused and obtained his custody for nine days.

The accused had been admitted to Jalandhar Civil Hospital after being assaulted by agitated residents when the incident came to light on Saturday. He was discharged on Tuesday morning, following which police immediately took him into custody and produced him in court.

Commissioner of police Dhanpreet Kaur Randhawa said the court has granted nine-day police custody, during which the accused will be intensively questioned to establish how he killed the victim.

"We have already gathered key evidence, including CCTV footage from the crime spot, besides collect...