India, June 13 -- The Commissionerate Police on Saturday arrested Bhimsen Prasad Tudu, the alleged boyfriend of deceased medical student Chandrika Bhanjabala Hembram, in connection with her death.

Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo said the investigation had uncovered sufficient evidence linking Bhimsen to circumstances that allegedly drove Chandrika to take the extreme step.

vChandrika Hembram (29), a third-year MBBS student at Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital in Balasore, was found dead after her body was recovered from the Kathajodi River near Trisulia Bridge in Cuttack on June 4. She hailed from Raidandia village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.

Investigators said Chandrika and Bhimsen h...