India, July 19 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested on Friday for allegedly shooting his 27-year-old friend to death accidentally in Behrampur village earlier this week, police said.

The accused, a resident of Behrampur, was apprehended by the Sector 31 Crime Branch from Faridabad around 5pm. He allegedly shot his friend using his father's licensed revolver on the night of July 15, police said. The weapon is yet to be recovered.

The arrest followed a complaint lodged by the deceased's brother, who said that the victim worked as a delivery executive and lived with his brother-in-law in Maidawas village, Gurugram.

Based on the complaint, a murder case was registered against the accused at Sector 65 police station under Section 103(1) of the...