A 38-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to loss of life by two individuals in Better Noida’s Ecotech 3 locality on Sunday night time, allegedly over the suspicion that he was having an affair with the spouse of one in all them, police stated on Tuesday, including that one of many two males was arrested late Monday night time.
Locals spotted Kumar’s blood-soaked body on the road and alerted police. “A tram reached the spot and rushed Kumar to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. (Representational image)
Police said the deceased was identified as Sukhram Kumar, who hailed from Kannauj, resided in the Ecotech 3 area of Greater Noida and worked at a private company.
“On Sunday around 9 pm, when Kumar was going out for some work, the suspects, identified as Rajesh, 35, aka Mukesh, of Bulandshahr, and Ishwar Chand, 37, of Firozabad, waylaid him near Dadri Road. A fight ensued over Kumar chatting with Rajesh’s wife,” stated Shakti Mohan Avasthy, deputy commissioner of police, Central Noida.
“When Kumar protested and denied chatting with her, they both stabbed him five to six times using sharp-edged weapons. Later, they left him bleeding on the service lane and fled the spot,” stated Avasthy.
Locals noticed Kumar’s blood-soaked physique on the street and alerted police. “A tram reached the spot and rushed Kumar to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival,” stated an officer, asking to not be named.
With the assistance of CCTV digital camera footage from close to the spot, police recognized the assailants as Rajesh and Chand on Monday.
Late Monday night time, police arrested Chand after a quick gunfight with police at a dumping floor in Ecotech 3, stated Avasthy, including that the suspect sustained a gunshot wound to his leg.
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Throughout questioning, Chand allegedly instructed police that round three months in the past, Rajesh confided in him that he suspected his neighbour Kumar of getting an affair along with his spouse.
“Rajesh offered ₹1 lakh to Chand to help him kill Kumar,” stated DCP Avasthy, including {that a} case underneath Part 103 (homicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered in opposition to the duo on the Ecotech 3 police station and efforts are underway to nab Rajesh.