India, Sept. 1 -- The man who allegedly shot dead his former classmate in her house in West Bengal's Nadia district on August 25 has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district on Sunday, Krishnanagar superintendent of police Amarnath K said on Monday.

The two had previously been in a relationship until the victim, Ishita Mallick, ended it about seven months ago. On August 25, the prime suspect, Desraj Singh, entered the 18-year-old college student Ishita Mallick's house Manikpara area of Krishnanagar town and killed her.

"Ishita Mallick was shot inside her home in the Manikpara area of Krishnanagar town. Desraj Singh, her former classmate and the prime suspect, planned the murder for around seven months after they broke up,...