India, June 14 -- Arjun Sharma, the Panchkula youth who was on the run after allegedly murdering his cousin Akash Sharma at a hotel in Shimla on Friday, was arrested early on Saturday, police said.

"On the basis of technical surveillance, human intelligence, and coordinated efforts by multiple teams, Arjun Sharma was traced and arrested from the outskirts of Panchkula town in Haryana in the early hours of Saturday. The arrest was possible due to the swift and coordinated action by the Shimla Police with the support of the local police," the Himachal Pradesh Police said in a statement.

Arjun of Sector 10, Panchkula, had allegedly slit the throat of Akash, a resident of Sector 26, Chandigarh, at Hotel Grand Majestic near Dhalli Tunnel in ...