The Hindupur II Town police on Sunday arrested Pisingi Mahesh Verma, 26, of Eturunagaram, the prime accused in the murder of a Warangal-based doctor.
A post-graduate student of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Gynaecology, at a medical college in Karnataka, she was found dead in a lodge in Hindupur town of Sri Sathya Sai district on Wednesday last.
In-charge of Disha Police Station and Deputy Superintendent of Police A. Srinivaslu said a mobile phone, the key evidence, was recovered from the accused.