India, Feb. 26 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing his friend on February 22 night to avenge 20-year imprisonment of his brother who had raped the victim's minor sister in 2023, officers said, adding that the suspect already has a murder case against his name in 2023.

Police said the suspect, Mohammad Sarfaraz, was arrested in connection with the discovery of a body found by locals near Kamla Nehru Nagar on January 22. Police later identified it.

On Monday, the victim's family filed a police complaint, suspecting the role of Sarfaraz after the autopsy revealed it was a murder, officers added.

"Several police teams were roped in to identify the suspect and several CCTVs in the area were scanned. We found t...