The 21-year-old woman found dead with her throat slit in her house in EWS Apartments in Dhanas on Tuesday was killed by her brother who was upset over her love affair, police said on Wednesday.

Solving the case, the police arrested the accused, identified as Vishal, 23, who studied up to class 9 and works as a carpenter.

The police received information at the police control room at 7.20 pm on Tuesday that a woman was found dead in a flat in Small Flats, EWS Colony, Dhanas.

Police arrived at the scene and found 21-year-old Laxmi lying dead near the kitchen with blood splattered in both rooms. On inspection of the body, a sharp weapon wound was found on her neck.

The traces of blood indicated that the victim had been dragged from one room to another. Following the on-site inspection, the forensics team determined that it was a case of murder.

Further investigation revealed that Laxmi’s brother Vishal locked the house around 6.30 pm on the same day and handed over the key to a neighbour.

“The circumstances, the spot inspection, the opinion of the forensic team as well as the verbal opinion of the doctors led to the conclusion that Vishal had killed his sister, which led to his arrest,” a police official said.

The accused was arrested under section 103 (1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sarangpur police station.