Thiruvananthapuram: A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the murder of a youth at Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram. Anish, who drove the attackers to the crime scene, was taken into custody from Balaramapuram.

A gang of three men had hacked to death Akhil, a fish vendor, around 5.30 pm on Friday. The trio that is accused of murdering Akhil is still at large. The police suspect the murder stemmed from a drug-related dispute.

From CCTV footage accessed by the police, the members of the gang dropped a rock on Akhil after hacking him. They fled the scene before the police arrived. Akhil was rushed to a hospital, but could not be saved.

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