NEW DELHI:”A 32-year-old guy was detained for allegedly strangling his friend to death on a financial dispute and dumping his body into a pit,” authorities said Friday.
Deepak Dabas, both the accused, along with Rohit Chhikara alias Neeraj (35) understood each other for the previous five to six decades.
Chikara frequently borrowed funds against the accused but not returned the quantity and this frequently resulted in debates between these, according to the authorities.
“On the night of June 11 and 12, Dabas shot Chikara into a abandoned plot in Kanjhawala place where he offered him later strangled him” he stated.
“He afterwards dumped his body in a pit into a temple at Garhi Rindhala village, eight kilometres from Kanjhawala,” said a senior police officer.
Authorities said they also have detained 24-year-old Vishal who had given shelter to Dabas following the episode.
“Chikara’s body has been retrieved in June 12,” Rohini Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranav Tayal stated.
“While scanning CCTV footage round bylanes and narrow roads of adjacent villages, it had been observed a snowy I-20 automobile was crossing Garhi Rindhala village at a really rash manner in 3.44 am and exactly the identical car was further seen at Jaunti village in 3.57’m.
This increased suspicion the I-20 automobile could have been employed to ditch the body supporting the temple,” he explained.
Chikara’s loved ones have been contacted who disclosed he was seen with Dabas and if assessed, the accused had been also discovered to be missing from his residence.
“Our staff conducted several raids in the homes of Dabas’ relatives and friends, and at his potential hideouts.
He also gave up cellular phone and maintained seeing his remote relatives in Haryana requesting cash.
The group, however, was able to keep a tab in his own moves and eventually he had been detained on Thursday,” explained Tayal.
“During interrogation, Dabas confessed to his crime and said he wished to be a gangster such as Neeraj Bawana,” the authorities said, adding he had been formerly involved two other criminal cases.
Monetary dispute: Man held for killing friend
