A 31-year-old Israeli national has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old Indian man in Jerusalem’s Katamon neighbourhood. The victim was found dead inside an apartment with blood around him. Israel Police suspect a criminal incident and have launched an investigation led by the Jerusalem District Central Unit.

Jerusalem: A 31-year-old Israeli national has been arrested in connection with the murder of an Indian man in Jerusalem, police said.

The 40-year-old Indian man was found dead on Thursday in Jerusalem's Katamon neighbourhood. According to the police, the victim was lying on the floor in a house with blood all around him, reported The Times of Israel.

"Following the earlier report regarding a 40-year-old foreign national from India who was found dead in an apartment in the Katamon neighbourhood of Jerusalem, officers from the Moria Police Station arrived quickly at the scene and launched an initial investigation together with forensic investigators," Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit told PTI in an email response.

"The preliminary investigation at the scene indicates that the incident is suspected to be criminal in nature," the police said.