Friend arrested for murder of 19-year-old college student

Chennai: The Tiruvallur district police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the murder of a college student whose body was found in an empty plot in Thiruvalangadu police limits two days ago. Police said the deceased, Lokesh of Poondi village, was visiting his grandmother in Narthavada when he was killed. On Friday, villagers found his body and alerted police. Special teams probing the murder found that he had last spoken to a friend, Jegan. During questioning, Jegan told police he had murdered the boy in a drunken brawl. tnn