Days after a 64-year-old man was brutally murdered inside his Panchsheel Park home, the Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old man in reference to the crime, with investigators stating that it was a case of a theft gone flawed.
Former prepare dinner of tenant held for killing 64-year-old in Delhi
In response to police, 64-year-old Rohit Kumar was discovered mendacity in a pool of blood on Monday morning with 25-30 stab wounds and his throat slit. Kumar lived on the bottom ground of a three-storey home, alongside along with his youthful son, who’s a musician. His elder son, a restaurateur, lived on the second ground along with his household, whereas the primary ground was rented out to tenants, officers stated.
On Thursday, police arrested Abhay Sikarwar for the homicide. The 25-year-old used to work as a prepare dinner for the tenants, earlier than he was fired in the course of the pandemic in 2020, investigators stated.
Sikarwar wished to rob money and valuables from Kumar’s home to repay a mortgage and lease a flat for his girlfriend, stated police.
Sharing the leads that led to Sikarwar’s arrest, deputy commissioner of police (south) Ankit Chauhan stated that after the homicide got here to gentle, the police probe revealed that the accused knew the home and its entry and exit factors. Police additionally found that the assassin had stolen the digital video recorder (DVR) system of the CCTV cameras put in in the home.
As well as, police stated, a internet on the kitchen window was torn, indicating that the accused used it to enter and exit.
With this lead, DCP Chauhan stated, footage from greater than 500 CCTV cameras was analysed, and technical evaluation led to the killer.
“The accused was well aware of the topography of the house as he had earlier worked on the first floor of the same property four years ago. He thought that the deceased was living alone,” he stated.
Police stated Sikarwar entered the home with the intention of theft as he was in want of cash to repay a mortgage, and to take a flat on lease for his girlfriend.
An investigator stated, “He entered the house through the kitchen net, and had planned to rob cash and jewellery from the ground floor. However, Kumar woke up and caught him. A scuffle broke out, and Sikarwar panicked, and began stabbing Kumar. The accused then decided to make a run for it, and did not rob anything,” an investigator stated, on situation of anonymity.
Police stated Sikarwar was caught on Thursday afternoon from Moti Nagar, the place he works as a prepare dinner.
Investigators had earlier stated that they suspected that Kumar was killed by somebody he knew over private enmity, judging by the a number of stab wounds on his physique.