The father of the Ballabgarh lynching has demanded the death sentence for the man responsible for his son Junaid's death.

The prime accused in the killing of Junaid Khan onboard a Mathura-bound train was yesterday arrested from Dhule district of Maharashtra.

The killing on June 22 had triggered a nationwide outrage.

A statement released by the Government Railway Police said that a team was sent to Dhule following on a tip-off that the accused was hiding there.

The GRP claimed in the statement that during interrogation, the accused had "confessed" to having killed 17-year-old Junaid Khan.

The police had earlier arrested five persons including a Delhi government employee in connection with the killing of Junaid between Ballabgarh and Mathura stations onboard a Delhi-Mathura passenger train.

Junaid was stabbed to death while his brothers, Hashim and Sakir, were injured by a mob which also allegedly hurled communal slurs against them.

His brothers said the attackers had taunted and repeatedly called them "anti-nationals" and "beef eaters".