Aizawl, Jan. 2 -- Lunglei police on Friday said they have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 73-year-old woman, whose body was found inside her rented accommodation in south Mizoram's Lunglei town on New Year's Eve, cracking the casewithin 24 hours of the discovery.
The victim, identified as K. Vanlalngaii, was found dead around 9.10 pm on December 31. Lunglei district superintendent of police J. Lalmuankima said the accused, Johny Rosangliana of Bazar veng locality, was taken into custody on Thursday night and later confessed to the crime during interrogation.
The SP said Rosangliana had no known criminal record, but his drug addiction brought him under suspicion during the investigation.
Preliminary findings ...