An office boy kills a girl, injures her friend in Bengaluru. https://t.co/4oc9wsi1Nx — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 1, 2015

TOI photo of accused Mahesh K.

BENGALURU: Police on Wednesday has arrested the man who allegedly shot an 18-year-old girl in Bengaluru.The arrest comes after 16 hours of the incident in which 42-year-old Mukesh allegedly shot dead a girl in a college campus near Whitefield in Southeast Bengaluru.Mahesh has been arrested by Bengaluru police, from his relative's house Narayanpura in east Bengaluru.Conforming the arrest MN Reddi, city police commissioner said that the pistol also has been recovered. "We are currently interrogating the man. We will be able to get more information about the motive soon," said Reddi.Gauthami, a student of Pragathi School and PU College was declared dead after being taken to hospital, while her female friend Shirish, 18, who was also injured during the shooting, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Whitfield.Mahesh, a 42-year-old non-teaching staff of the school, the prime suspect is absconding.The incident took place last night and investigations are on, police said, adding the man is suspected to be a jilted lover.Karnataka home minister K J George , city police chief MN Reddi and other senior officials rushed to the spot.City police commissioner MN Reddi, earlier after his visit to the crime spot had said that special teams have been formed to investigate the matter.Talking to media outside the college, Rohini Katoch Sepat, deputy commissioner of police, southeast said that Mahesh, who is in his 40’s, barged into the room, where the girls were staying and bolted the room inside, before opening fire at the girls. “We have some clues in the case, however we can’t reveal them at this point. Special teams are on the job,” she said.Gauthami and Shirisha, are natives of Tumur district, located 70km from Bengaluru. Both of them were students of second year pre-university course and were in the middle of their common entrance exam preparation. Gauthami is a daughter of pharmaceutical professional, while Shirisha is the daughter of a doctor.