Hyderabad: A man was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly murdering a 26-year-old software professional here with whom he had befriended recently, police said.

V Hashmi, who had joined his duty with an IT giant at Nanakramguda area here few days ago was found murdered near a railway under-bridge late last night and during course of investigation, Gachibowli Police nabbed one Naresh Reddy, who during interrogation confessed of killing Hashmi, Inspector J Ramesh said.