A 24-year-old man, who fatally stabbed a college-goer near here for not reciprocating his love, has been arrested in Thrissur, Kerala, police said on Monday. C Ratheesh, a mechanic, fell in love with the 18-year- old Aishwarya in her first year of college, the police said.
After her parents objected to the affair since he belonged to a different community, the girl decided to break up with him, they said.
Angry over this, Ratheesh went to Aishwarya's house on Friday, called her out and picked up a quarrel with her, the police said.
A heated argument ensued and Ratheesh knifed her. Her father was also attacked for intervening, they said.
Neighbours took the girl and the father to a hospital where she died while he is undergoing treatment, the police said.
After committing the crime, Ratheesh fled to his relative''s house in Thrissur where he was arrested, the they added.