Thiruvananthapuram: A hotel employee was murdered in broad daylight at Thampanoor here on Friday.

Ayyappan, a Tamil Nadu native and a receptionist at Hotel City Tower, was hacked to death in the morning.

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The police arrested the accused a few hours after the incident. The arrested was identified as Ajish (36) of Ajish Bhavan, Kollad, Nedumangad.

CCTV visuals showed Ajish arriving in a motorbike and attacking Ayyappan around 8.30 am on Friday.  The assailant fled the scene on the bike. The motive for murder is yet to be determined.

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