The Dharwad Rural Police have solved 21-year-old Zakia Mulla’s murder case within 12 hours after the crime came to light, with the arrest of the accused who is her fiancé.

Dharwad Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya has given the name of the accused as Sabir Parvez Ahmed Mulla, a driver and resident of HUDCO Colony, Sadhanakeri in Dharwad.

Zakia Mulla was to marry him.

Mr. Gunjan Arya said that based on technical and scientific evidence, they arrested the accused on the charge of murdering the woman.

He said that as per technical evidence available with them, they have arrested the accused Sabir Mulla.